HAYAMA Rei began her moving image practice while studying in the Department of Moving Images and Performing Arts at Tama Art University, Tokyo. She spent her childhood in a unique environment that allowed her to have frequent interactions with wildlife and environmental problems. Her films revolve around nature and all teh living things that get obscured in an anthropocentric worldview. Her works have been exhibited and screened at major venues across the world, including the Bonner Kunstverein, Germany (2022); the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare (2022); Jeu de Paume, Paris (2021). Among other accolades, she was selected as a finalist for the inaugural Commission Project for the 2023 edition of the Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions, Tokyo.