Masaya Mizuta
Ozaki Land Bldg. 
Contemporary: Atami Crocodile Zoo
Atami Crocodile Zoo. In the early Showa period, there was a small zoo in Atami that kept crocodiles. The zoo closed about 70 years ago. Few records such as documents and photographs remain, and many people are unaware of its existence. Therefore, I looked around for the few people who actually saw the Atami Crocodile Zoo with their own eyes. I reinterpreted the Atami Crocodile Zoo through a contrast with the contemporary zoo. “Contemporary: Atami Crocodile Zoo” will be newly opened.
Born in Aichi in 1998. M.A. in Design Strategy at School of Design, Kyushu University. Mizuta’s artworks are centered around “the relationship between humans and animals.” He conducts research on the relationship between specific animals and humans, and creates artworks based on the contradictions and discomfort that arise from his research.
