People appear on T-shirts. Ceramic artist Hiroshi Okuno

It's just a T-shirt, but it's still a T-shirt. Each T-shirt tells an eloquent story of the owner's life. We asked ceramic artist Hiroshi Okuno to tell us about his favorite T-shirt.

photo: Kazuharu Igarashi / text: BRUTUS / edit: Tamio Ogasawara

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Wear a self-made band T-shirt

After 10 years of pottery making in Mexico City, I am now based in Nagano. When I was in high school, I played guitar in a melodic hardcore band, but in 2023 I started my musical career under the name of the art collective Galaxy Route Nineteen. The name comes from National Route 19, the main street that runs through Kiso, Nagano Prefecture.

Surrounded by mountains, I unleash my imagination and create a cultural platform. In addition to pottery and renovating old houses, I also work on music. I perform live shows, write new songs, and occasionally make T-shirts.

When you think of a band, you think of T-shirts. I think of T-shirts as walking business cards. They can spark conversation and let people know about our work. I wear them to encourage my own activities.

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This was created when the song "The Mysterious Chimney on the Mountain" from the first album was released. It is a silkscreen print with the motif of a chimney on the mountain that can be seen from his home.

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