Three Hot Springs of Mimasaka Art Temperature, Okayama, Japan
5 October 2019 - 13 January 2020
Reception room of Chikutei, Mimasaka, Japan
Bind and String (c.p.-011), 2019, etched cupper plate, approx. 12x12 cm
In the "Binding and String" series, my metal-binding technique is inspired by a Japanese dyeing method, in which string prevents corrosion on a metal plate.
My metal-binding process shows how a plate is corroded over time. A plate treated by this approach is so fragile that it can only create a couple of prints. Each print has slightly different details, thus generating a Variable Edition. Furthermore, this transformation of materials only happens once and cannot be reversed.
I have become very interested in this randomness and unpredictability believing that the principles and rules of the universe are hidden there.
Binding and String #2, 2019 (details)
Binding and String #2, 2019, etching and ink on Japanese washi paper, paper size: 48.5x65cm, image size: 15.5x19.7cm, V.E.1/3
Binding and String #2 selected for "Intaglio Online Exhibition"
４August - 5 September 2020
This curated online exhibition showcases a selection of contemporary artists working with intaglio internationally.
PDF catalogue is avarable.
Binding and String #5, 2019 (details)
Binding and String #5, 2019, etching and ink on Japanese washi paper, paper size: 65x48.5cm, image size: 18x17cm, V.E.1/3, private collection
Binding and String #5 selected for "Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2021"
11 - 14 November 2021
Woolwich Works, The Fire Factory, London UK
銅版にできたイメージは、
いろいろな要素が交錯したある一瞬の状態を見せている。
そこには、偶然というよりは、ただ一度きりのチャンスが現れている。
いま・ここの現れ。
終わりのない日々を私たちの身体が生きている拠りどころ。
プリントしてみるまで、わからない、その未見を受けとる。
この場所は、一期一会。
人々がつかの間にこの場所と時間を共有し、
またいつもの毎日へと帰っていく。
そうして本来の私たちが息を吹き返し、生きることをとり戻す。
私は、ここを想いながら銅版に糸を巻く。
何か大切なことを思い出せるように。
銅版を作り、プリントする。
8kgの銅版。11,000mの糸。生きる身体。
I bind string around a copper plate
To remember something important
I soak it in acid, and then I print it
But it is so fragile
That it can only survive for a moment
8 kg of copper plate
11,000 m of string
A living body.
Binding and String #3, 2019 (details)
Binding and String #3, 2019, etching and ink on Japanese washi paper, paper size: 65.5x48.5cm, image size: 19x18.7cm, V.E.1 /3
穴があく。
ものの一部が溶けてなくなる。
その穴はものの一部でもあり、一部でもない。
ものは後退し、穴がでてくる。
どこから？
There is a hole.
Some of the things melt and disappear.
The hole is part of the thing, not apart.
Things go back, and holes appear.
But from where?
Binding and String, Exhibition View
