Rill Saionji / 西園寺リル

Rill Saionji | Poet, Musician, Visual Artist / 西園寺リル – 詩人・音楽家・視覚表現者

わたしたちは沈黙と共謀しながら、失われた声を聴こうとしている。
We conspire with silence to listen for voices that have been lost.
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詩、実験音楽、映像、インスタレーション──
西園寺リル(Zone Ray)は、忘れられたものや、声にならなかったものとの対話を続けている。
芸術は消費ではなく、生き延びるための行為。
それは無名の存在を見つめ、静かに抗うための記録である。
— 西園寺リル ー
1974年生まれ。東京在住。
詩、音、映像、コラージュ、インスタレーションを横断するアーティスト。
宗教学を学んだ後、自主映画制作を経て表現活動を継続。
2020年以降、詩作とデジタルコラージュを軸に創作を本格化。
800曲以上をBandcampで発表し、海外の音楽家・ラジオと多数協働。
池袋アートギャザリング豊島区長賞、現展入選(国立新美術館)、
金澤詩人賞入選など受賞歴多数。
崩壊・霊性・記憶を主題に多層的な作品を展開している。実験即興ポップユニットZone Ray主宰。
Rill Saionji (Zone Ray) works across poetry, experimental sound, video, and installation, engaging in a quiet dialogue with what is forgotten or unsaid.For him, art is not for consumption—it is an act of survival, a fragile record of resistance and attention to the unnamed.ー Rill Saionji ー
Born in 1974, based in Tokyo.
Rill Saionji is an interdisciplinary artist working across poetry, sound, video, collage, and installation.
After studying religious studies and creating independent films, he returned to full-time artistic practice around 2020, focusing on poetry and digital collage.
He has released over 800 tracks on Bandcamp, collaborating with international musicians and radio programs.
His recent honors include the Toshima Mayor’s Prize (IAG), multiple selections for “Genten” at The National Art Center, Tokyo, and recognition in contemporary poetry awards.
His work explores themes of collapse, spirituality, and memory through layered media.
He is the founder of the experimental live unit Zone Ray, known for site-specific performances and sonic collage.
展示・アート | Visual
2022年  池袋アートギャザリング  豊島区長賞
Ikebukuro Art Gathering 2022 – Mayor of Toshima Award
2024年  池袋アートギャザリング  入選
Ikebukuro Art Gathering 2024 – Selected Artist
2024年  第81回現展  国立新美術館(入選)
81st Genten Exhibition 2024 – National Art Center, Tokyo (Selected)
2023年  第79回現展  国立新美術館・京都市京セラ美術館(入選)
79th Genten Exhibition 2023 – National Art Center, Tokyo / Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Selected)
文学・詩 | Verbal
2020年  第19回徳島文学賞  現代詩部門 奨励賞
19th Tokushima Literary Prize 2020 – Encouragement Award, Contemporary Poetry Division
2024年  公募2023金澤詩人賞  入選
Kanazawa Poets Award 2024 – Honorable Mention

“Still Life (new edit)”
A meditative electroacoustic piece by Rill Saionji, 2023
An ambient sculpture made of breath, tension, and soft decay.

“B-3 (Voice Gestures)”
Voice-based experimental track by Rill Saionji, 2022
From a series exploring the edges of music and language.

“Mind on Black and Blue”
Sound collage / textural improvisation by Rill Saionji
A meditation on rupture, resonance, and spectral presence.

“Waiting” (excerpt)
Live recording by Rill Saionji / 566 → 567, 2022
A quiet unfolding of spatial presence and analog textures.

“Bystander”
A rare voice drifts through the air like something already lost.
Rill Saionji listens to what disappears.