Photo：Keizo Kioku
A personal diary found in the Okura Zarae provides us with a picture of Suzu’s past and present. The artist creates a mysterious story in a translucent glass shed. Unlike social media and blogs, this was real life in a small diary. Usually, the writer would be the only reader; this is an attempt to step in and extract an image of daily life that we may have forgotten.
She was born in Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from Tama Art University’s Painting Department specializing in Oil Painting, she completed the Master’s Degree Program at Tama Art University‘s Graduate School of Art and Design. She is based in Tokyo. She uses mainly transparent materials to create flat works and installations that incorporate light and shadows. Her recent exhibitions include Soughing City (2019 Shinjuku Park Tower Gallery 1/Tokyo) and New Story (2018 Art Front Gallery/Tokyo). Recent group exhibitions include Quintet IV Five Star Artists (2018 SOMPO Museum/Tokyo), Selection Artist of Shell Art Award 2017 (National Art Center, Tokyo). Major awards include the Motoaki Shinohara encouragement prize at Art Award IN THE CUBE 2020, the 2012 Shell Art Award’s Atsuhiko Shima encouragement prize, and the Tokyo Wonder Wall Prize at Tokyo Wonder Wall Contest 2010.
2015
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Soilstory (formerly World Dirt Association)〈Japan〉Installation artwork with video anditems collected in the “Great Clearance” based on traditional farming “Aenokoto” (banquet ritual) with local residents’ “soil memories.”
Yuki Okawa〈Japan〉
Using old kiriko and ropes made by braiding torn pieces of used clothing,
the artist created a plush forest-like space teeming with memories.
OBI〈Japan〉
By meticulously arranging a collection of countless utensils in a space reminiscent of a deep storehouse, this installation gives you a taste of Okunoto’s rich history and food culture.
Yoshitaka Nanjo〈Japan〉
Images projected onto a wooden boat and an old piano arranged on a layer of sand
dug up from Suzu’s ancient stratum —the afterglow of memories associated with land
and possessions bubbles up to the surface.
Saori Miyake〈Japan〉
This projected image installation was created by arranging old boat parts in a space superimposed by photographs and photograms of boats from the past and present.
Ayako Kuno〈Japan〉
Chips and cracks of battered old farming equipment enhanced with delicately sculpted metal objects evoke Suzu’s agricultural landscape that extended over many generations.
Masaya Hashimoto〈Japan〉
Clay collected from former roof tile factories and bones from whales that link together memories of the primeval sea invite you to recall Suzu’s pristine landscape that prevails today along with its history.
Photo：Keizo Kioku
