Guided by the Art Senses 2026 programme theme, Sensing the Invisible, this audio interview series explores sensory art through the perspectives of artists whose applications to the Art Senses 2026 Mentorship Programme received special recognition. In this episode of Artist Insights, Yukako Tanaka answers the following question:
How can art bridge invisible forces and sensory experiences?
The question arises from our interest in how artists translate imperceptible phenomena into sensory experiences, engaging with forces, systems, and conditions that typically evade human perception, and seeking new ways to render them accessible. For more on this topic, read our feature, Learning from Artists: How to Sense the Imperceptible.
Yukako Tanaka is a London-based Japanese artist whose practice explores the intersection of science, art, and philosophy. By translating scientific data and phenomena into speculative forms, she repositions knowledge within a sensory and affective context.
Project by Therme Art
Art Senses is created by Therme Art, an international cultural initiative advancing Therme Group’s mission to promote wellbeing. In close collaboration with Therme Group, whose expertise in innovative environments and wellbeing infrastructures informs the programme’s vision, Therme Art supports and develops artistic and cultural experiences that generate positive social impact.
In addition to funding, mentorship, visibility, technical resources and support, Therme Art offers the possibility for projects developed within Art Senses to be realised permanently at Therme Group’s facilities worldwide, extending the artistic dialogue from the studio and exhibition context into lived, public environments that embody the programme’s curatorial aims.
