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Julie Hayashi + Chie Tsubomoto "When I Gazed at a Void Waterway"
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Julie Hayashi, Chie Tsubomoto
YUKIKOMIZUTANI is pleased to present ʻWhen I Gazed at a Void Waterwayʼ, a duo exhibition from Julie Hayashi and Chie Tsubomoto, held from Saturday 8 February to Saturday March 1, 2025.
Julie Hayashi creates works centered on the themes of “what naturally emerges” and “the transient.” Her practice begins with the study of techniques such as “blurring” and “tarashikomi” seen in Edo-period Rinpa art. She is deeply interested in the philosophy of jinen (nature as it is) and explores the interplay between the act of painting and the phenomena that naturally arise from her materials, engaging in a dialogue with nature. Recently, she has been working on her ʻNoiseʼ series, inspired by literati culture, capturing and expressing the sensation of new sounds resonating within her when immersed in nature or foreign lands. By focusing on subtle changes, she seeks to evoke an understated awareness rather than making everything overtly clear.
Chie Tsubomoto focuses on the themes of “preservation of words” and “communication,” creating works inspired by the Russo-Japanese War memorial in her hometown, Ehime Prefecture, known as the “Faceless Monument.” This stone monument once bore an inscription passionately advocating for world peace and opposing war. However, the text was entirely removed due to inspection, leaving only the bare stone. In her Inscription series, Tsubomoto reconstructs the erased text in unreadable forms using stencils, questioning the gradients of absence and existence.
In the exhibition “When I Gazed at a Void Waterway” the two artists focus on their approaches to what they call the “A Void Waterway”. A shared aspect of their practices is the process of navigating between opposites, such as self and other, past and future, and the artificial and natural. This process is likened to a canal that channels water from one source to another—a place where human-made paths intersect with water derived from nature. For both artists, creating art is akin to constructing a waterway, and their attitude toward their work mirrors the act of quietly observing the water flowing through it.
Julie Hayashi creates works centered on the themes of “what naturally emerges” and “the transient.” Her practice begins with the study of techniques such as “blurring” and “tarashikomi” seen in Edo-period Rinpa art. She is deeply interested in the philosophy of jinen (nature as it is) and explores the interplay between the act of painting and the phenomena that naturally arise from her materials, engaging in a dialogue with nature. Recently, she has been working on her ʻNoiseʼ series, inspired by literati culture, capturing and expressing the sensation of new sounds resonating within her when immersed in nature or foreign lands. By focusing on subtle changes, she seeks to evoke an understated awareness rather than making everything overtly clear.
Chie Tsubomoto focuses on the themes of “preservation of words” and “communication,” creating works inspired by the Russo-Japanese War memorial in her hometown, Ehime Prefecture, known as the “Faceless Monument.” This stone monument once bore an inscription passionately advocating for world peace and opposing war. However, the text was entirely removed due to inspection, leaving only the bare stone. In her Inscription series, Tsubomoto reconstructs the erased text in unreadable forms using stencils, questioning the gradients of absence and existence.
In the exhibition “When I Gazed at a Void Waterway” the two artists focus on their approaches to what they call the “A Void Waterway”. A shared aspect of their practices is the process of navigating between opposites, such as self and other, past and future, and the artificial and natural. This process is likened to a canal that channels water from one source to another—a place where human-made paths intersect with water derived from nature. For both artists, creating art is akin to constructing a waterway, and their attitude toward their work mirrors the act of quietly observing the water flowing through it.
Schedule | Feb 8 (Sat) 2025-Mar 1 (Sat) 2025 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://yukikomizutani.com/japanese/exhibitions/3876/ | ||||
| Venue | Yukikomizutani https://yukikomizutani.com/ | ||||
| Location | 1F Terrada Art Complex II, 1-32-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from exit B at Tennozu Isle Station on the Rinkai line, 8 minute walk from the South exit of Tennozu Isle Station on the Tokyo Monorail line, 9 minute walk from the North exit of Shimbamba Station on the Keikyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6810-3885 | ||||
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