Love Trip

11 July - 21 August 2025

Jun Makita’s Love Trip is a journey through memory, longing, and the raw textures of human emotion. Born in the meticulously planned suburbs of Osaka, Makita grew up in a world that felt staged—an orderly diorama where life unfolded with a sense of detachment. His art, however, is a rebellion against that sterility. Guided by noise, distortion, and the unfiltered pulse of his own experiences, Makita paints not to capture reality, but to escape into a world where feeling takes precedence over form.

In Love Trip, Makita invites us into a deeply personal yet universally resonant exploration of love—not as a polished ideal, but as a chaotic, imperfect, and beautifully flawed experience. His works pulse with smudged textures, trembling lines, and the echoes of forgotten sounds, mirroring the way love itself is often messy, unpredictable, and overwhelming. Through his paintings, he reconstructs fragments of childhood, the suffocation of societal expectations, and the liberating force of self-expression.

This exhibition is not just a reflection on love—it is an act of defiance against the rigid structures that seek to define it. Makita’s Love Trip is a visceral, immersive experience, urging us to embrace the noise, the imperfections, and the raw intensity of human connection.