WORDS Gallery presents its exhibition #04 “Plastic Coast” at Whimsy Works Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan, from May 30 to June 22, 2025. Known for its commitment to both art and environmental issues, this exhibition is to address the marine debris crisis with the case of Tsushima Island in Japan. After being exhibited twice in Japan last year to critical acclaim and public attention, the exhibition is now being presented abroad for the first time at the invitation of Whimsy Works Gallery.

WORDS Gallery, established in 2021, presented artworks based on environmental issues such as climate crisis, biodiversity, and marine pollution. Continuing from the previous exhibition on marine pollution #03 “Plastic Ocean”, this exhibition focuses on how plastic and fishing debris are worsening marine pollution particularly along Japan’s island coasts. The gallery partnered with Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture, one of the most plastic contaminated islands, to hightlight real, often overlooked conditions. Some participating artists even incorporated marine debris supplied by the Tsushima government into their work.

Four artists participated in this exhibition are Dillon Froelich, Keeenue, Hikaru Matsubara and Yufi Yamamoto. They all have connections to the ocean in their personal lives, which led to their participation in this exhibition.

【Date】

May 30 (Fri) – June 22 (Sun), 2025
*Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Open 13:00 – Close 19:00

【Place】

Whimsy Works Gallery | 奇想會
Address : No. 7, Lane 21, Section 1, Anhe Rd, Da’an District, Taipei, TAIWAN 106
TEL : +886 2 2772 0420

【Artist】

Dillon Froelich

Born in South Florida and based in Los Angeles, Froelich’s paintings abstract the characters from his illustrations while crafting compositions that explore nonlinear narratives influenced by memories, films, archetypes, unfolding global events and evolving cultural phenomena.
Froelich graduated from RISD in 2015 with a BFA in Industrial Design. He is a Background Layout Artist on The Simpsons and is regularly involved in commercial animation and illustration projects with clients such as Disney, Stance, Giphy, Deathwish Skateboards, Office Hours with Tim Heidecker, Vice and Volcom.
https://www.instagram.com/dillon.froelich/

Keeenue

Keeenue is widely known and highly acclaimed for her unique, bold, and colorful artwork that challenges the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Keeenue’s projects with notable names such as Nike, Facebook, Shake Shack, and Sapporo Beer have further raised her profile.
https://www.instagram.com/keeenue_/

Hikaru Matsubara

Born in 1988. He uses graphical shapes, simple lines and adds a little bit of humor to create images. Previously provided his artworks for adidas, LACOSTE, POPEYE magazine, BEAMS and many others.
https://www.instagram.com/hikaru_matsubara/

Yufi Yamamoto

Yufi Yamamoto is a multi-cultural artist who’s born in Tokyo, Japan. Her pop yet ennui art style comes from her love for the vintage and street surf culture she has been exposed during her 10 years of life in California.
https://www.instagram.com/yufiroofyart/