Souya Handa

Souya Handa (b. 1994, Hamamatsu; raised in Hiroshima, Japan) is a contemporary artist and independent curator based in Tokyo. His practice examines the friction between technological development, the built environment, and social ethics, with a particular focus on the legacy of Hiroshima and the geopolitics of nuclear power. His curated exhibition “Take it Home for (__) Shall Not Repeat the Error,” which traces the history of nuclear weapons development, debuted in Hiroshima during the 2023 G7 Summit and traveled to apexart, New York, in 2025. His curatorial work also addresses politics, gender, colonialism, and imperialism. Handa holds an MFA in Intermedia Art from Tokyo University of the Arts and an MASc in Information Studies from the University of Tokyo. He was a 2024 Asian Cultural Council New York Fellow and is a member of AICA Japan.