The Berlin-based artist Wataru Murakami, who was born in Japan and grew up in Canada and the USA, photographs deserted places, barely noticed details and traces of movement. In the exhibition Dispersion, the artist explores his sense of self and the concept of belonging. He scrutinises his identity – both as an individual and as an artist – in the context of his surroundings and reflects on inner conflicts. Through visual interventions such as overpainting and fragmentation, Murakami develops his own visual language in which the visible simultaneously refers to something hidden – an alternative reality that reveals itself beneath the surface.