200 words statement for the “Tailored” exhibition

The precious business records and textile guardbooks published in the archives of Sunny Bank Mills are truly the legacy of “Tailored".

Rather than simply publishing the heritage to the public on the Internet,
it is of great significance that the old brick building that supported the British industry at the time of its establishment has been maintained and entire the mill site has been inherited to this day.

During that time, although there have been changes in ownership,
it is the UK's underlying strength that it inherited the SBM without disposing of it,
and built a foundation facility for cultural activities that is in line with the modern age for the future.

This multi-layered, truly "Tailored" historical space-time will continue to be passed down to posterity for a long time to come.

This work expresses the space-time of historical heritage, from the past to the present, with threads toward a future full of hope.

 

100 words statement for the film “Essence" exhibition

The colour of mourning is black and we mourn the dead.
Looking back on the war against the U.S. forces in Okinawa 80 years ago,
the former Japanese soldier Mr. Monjuro Fujima recalled,
"It was terrifying, but very beautiful, as the setting sun lit up
the blood pools of the dead on the coral reef."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqDJdObL1e4

When I thought about the hearts and sensibilities of young soldiers who were moved by crimson, I realized the essence of colour.
<The colour of requiem suitable for
young war dead is bright red, not black>.

Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
What is the essence of war?

文化庁の芸術家継続支援認可を受け山本篤子個展　“中心がいくつもあって” 展　を開催いたします。
University of London, Goldsmithsʼ college postgraduate Textile & Embroidery 修了後、
布と刺繍技法を用いて空間を演出構成し、瞑想空間を皆様に鑑賞していただく作品発表を続けて40年余となりました。
この度のコロナ禍で、感染拡大防止のために作品に触れる鑑賞を自粛し、今回は、S30号を中心に額装作品の展覧会となります。
どの作品も、中心がいくつもあって、しかも外周を持たない円は、ぐるぐると大きく広い空間へ、瞑想の世界へといざないます。
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