Takuma Onishi

Takuma Onishi

Born in 1999 in Yokohama. After he dropped out of the Department of Architecture of Tokyo University of the Arts, he spent time on welfare and homeless, before becoming an indie designer. In 2019, he set world records in four high-range IQ tests, and appeared in the NHK documentary, “Gifted.” In 2020, an Internet article on the story of his life, “Introducing my worthless life,” made waves by gaining more than 1.7 million views, leading to his dialog with Osamu Hayashi on the TBS TV show, “Hayashi sensei no hatsumimigaku.” Known for his mischievous works and performances against the backdrop of everyday contexts, lately he has been producing original experiential content that can be enjoyed on the Web. His main works include the painting-like IQ puzzle “kachera” (bronze prize winner in the newcomer division of NAZO AWARDS 2020), Web3D sculpture-like puzzle game “SPACE” (Grand Prize winner in the digital division of NAZO AWARDS 2021), the installation concept “Ana [hole]” (nominated for Inno-Vation 2020), and the free game “TETRIO”.