Yuki Tawada + Fuku Fukumoto "Scent of the Sky"
Sokyo
Until Mar 29
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Yuki Tawada, Fuku Fukumoto
Initiated from the educational field at Kyoto University of the Arts in 2020, the collaboration between the artist unit Yuki Tawada and Fuku Fukumoto has continuously explored the shared language and sensibilities between photography and ceramics. While expanding the potential of each medium, their ongoing dialogue has pursued new possibilities for artistic expression. In this exhibition, the artist unit will create an interactive installation featuring new collaborated works that combine photography and ceramics. In addition to collaborative pieces, individual works by each artist will also be on view.
Deeply rooted in the essence of photography, Yuki Tawada’s practice explores and engages in a form of communication from a realm distinct from everyday life. Drawing on research in art therapy and folk beliefs, she employs a unique approach that involves physical interventions—such as scraping or burning the surface of photographs. Her works often include elements of the ‘other’ drawn from matrilineal ideologies, and investigates new relationships while uncovering layers of memory from intimate human connections. In doing so, she pushes beyond the boundaries of photography, painting, and sculpture, attempting to reclaim the aura and mystical power stored within a photograph.
Fuku Fukumoto is an artist whose practice, rooted in ceramics, seeks to explore expressions that transcend conventional boundaries. Known for her delicate and subtle glazing techniques, she draws out warmth and softness from the typically rigid and cold nature of porcelain, creating a unique, ambivalent beauty. Through a shaping process that embraces the distortions occurring during firing, she produces unique works where intention and serendipity coexist, resulting in pieces with distinct and singular expressions.
This exhibition will feature the experimental installation "The Scent of the Sky." This work presents a form of art that transforms through the engagement of various viewers, embracing their interventions as part of its evolution. The final state and moment of completion are left to the discretion of the collector, establishing a structure where ownership itself becomes an integral part of the artistic process. In doing so, the work challenges conventional notions of boundaries and the ontology of the artwork.
Deeply rooted in the essence of photography, Yuki Tawada’s practice explores and engages in a form of communication from a realm distinct from everyday life. Drawing on research in art therapy and folk beliefs, she employs a unique approach that involves physical interventions—such as scraping or burning the surface of photographs. Her works often include elements of the ‘other’ drawn from matrilineal ideologies, and investigates new relationships while uncovering layers of memory from intimate human connections. In doing so, she pushes beyond the boundaries of photography, painting, and sculpture, attempting to reclaim the aura and mystical power stored within a photograph.
Fuku Fukumoto is an artist whose practice, rooted in ceramics, seeks to explore expressions that transcend conventional boundaries. Known for her delicate and subtle glazing techniques, she draws out warmth and softness from the typically rigid and cold nature of porcelain, creating a unique, ambivalent beauty. Through a shaping process that embraces the distortions occurring during firing, she produces unique works where intention and serendipity coexist, resulting in pieces with distinct and singular expressions.
This exhibition will feature the experimental installation "The Scent of the Sky." This work presents a form of art that transforms through the engagement of various viewers, embracing their interventions as part of its evolution. The final state and moment of completion are left to the discretion of the collector, establishing a structure where ownership itself becomes an integral part of the artistic process. In doing so, the work challenges conventional notions of boundaries and the ontology of the artwork.
Schedule Now in session | Mar 6 (Thu) 2025-Mar 29 (Sat) 2025 15 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://sokyogallery.com/en/exhibitions/147/overview/ | ||||
| Venue | Sokyo https://sokyogallery.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 381-2 Motomachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 605-0089 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit 2 at Sanjo Station on the Keihan line, 5 minute walk from exit 2 at Sanjo Keihan Station on the Tozai subway line, 10 minute walk from exit 1B at Kyoto-kawaramachi Station on the Hankyu line. | ||||
| Phone | 075-746-4456 | ||||
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