Curators: Catalina Aranguren, Mary Waltham, Sonya Lee
What do you see through the clouds? Blue skies, an opening up to colorful fun times, jesters, jokers, party-time? Feeling positive about the other side of the clouds, going places, seeing new things? What does your sunny-side conjure up that visually interprets “…through the clouds”.
Co-curated by Sonya Lee, Catalina Aranguren and Mary Waltham the exhibition showcases 36 international artists from 16 countries.
A first collaboration with Walk Bye a truly complimentary public art partner and social media platform based in Jersey City, NJ, USA.
(The curators participated but naturally did not jury their own work.)
Especially because it was the “Space You” venue, I was able to have a mirror effect. My Artwork continue to express with Setsuna (1) and Circular time theory (3) .
I was able to challenge of expressing it as a deeper, wider, and eternal figure with the various meaning of the mirror which the true figure, the objective figure, the mysterious phenomenon, the Yorishiro(4) , and the existence of the parallel world.
The title of the work ” LINE|ƎИIᒧ” is read as “Kagami”(5). Title is emphasized the drawn line and the existence of the Mirror.
Note:
(1) “Setsuna” is Japanese pronounce of Ksana (see note 2).
(2)[ Ksana (setsuna) = 0.013 seconds] In Buddhism, they use a Sanskrit word “ksana” to measure time, which is a tiny unit of time. Such a small amount of time that all kinds of things happen eludes our conscious awareness. And this amount of time is approximately one seventy-fifth of a second, i.e. 0.013s. In each 0.013 second (= ksana), “Born, Live, Die” loop cycles keep recurring in human consciousness in one Ksana = 0.013 second.
(3)“Time is circular” is called the Eternal Return. It’s a theory that the universe and all existence and energy has been reoccurring and will continue to recur in a self-similar form for an infinite number of times across time and space.
(4) A yorishiro (依り代・依代・憑り代・憑代) is an object capable of attracting true.
(5)“Kagami” is the Japanese pronunciation of “Mirror”.
Venue: White do 白做研究所 (13:00-20:00 / Monday off 週一休)
Shop B, No 1, Sun Street, Wan Chai , Hong Kong 香港灣仔日街1號地下B舖
Contact: whitedohk@gmail.com 007ayumi@gmail.com
『ハレ ケ』 Artwork statement
“ハレ ケ” is sculpture that constructs Setsuna (1) = Circular time theory (3) with a new expression method.
The title of the work is“ハレ ケ hare ke” (4)which is the theory of time by a traditional Japanese view of the world . This simple three letters condense all the concepts that are the core of my expression. That is the reason for using the Japanese notation as it is
I always have chance naturally form a connection with the material.
Daily necessities that used up and only directly going to a dumping ground.
I always thinking about to overturn the fact that human values would judge it as a useless articles.
(Hereafter, ” useless articles ” are called “objects”.)
I had stuck in Japan due to the covid -19 From December 2020 to May 2021. For this period, Tamaki niime (5) fabric naturally approached me too. (the remaining fabric that did not become products.)
The process of stitching “ Matsurinui まつり縫“(6) and movement and exactly match my impression of the circular time theory and “Setsuna”.
I was able to expression a new visual by naturally combining materials, methods, and concepts. I realized how I should exist on this world with saturated by “Setsuna” time flow.
I feel a deep sense of the gratitude hold a chance for solo exhibition at “White do”. I will thoroughly to create that will be released naturally at Hong Kong.
Notes:
(1) “Setsuna” is Japanese pronounce of Ksana (see note 2).
(2)[ Ksana (setsuna) = 0.013 seconds]
In Buddhism, they use a Sanskrit word “ksana” to measure time, which is a tiny unit of time. Such a small amount of time that all kinds of things happen eludes our conscious awareness. And this amount of time is approximately one seventy-fifth of a second, i.e. 0.013s. In each 0.013 second (= ksana), “Born, Live, Die” loop cycles keep recurring in human consciousness in one Ksana = 0.013 second.
(3) “Time is circular” is called the Eternal Return. It’s a theory that the universe and all existence and energy has been reoccurring and will continue to recur in a self-similar form for an infinite number of times across time and space.
(4)Kunio Yanagita (1875-1962 柳田國男), a renowned scholar and folklorist advocated Sacred–profane dichotomy of ‘hare ke’ traditional world-view of Japanese people accompanied by time theory . It is a balance between “ハレHare” and “ケKe” of activities that have maintained Japanese life.
Simple mention, Our life activity can be divided “Hare” (ハレ;はれ; 晴れ; 霽れ) and “Ke”Ke (ケ;け; 褻) can be divided into two categories of the unusual and the usual , mundane and ritual.
5) “Matsuri Nui まつり縫” call the movement of bending and stitching the edges of the fabric while turning the thread from the inside to the outside. IIt connected with Japanese life dichotomy of “Hare” and “ke” .
( Japanese “Matsuri 祭り” mean “play”or “festival”. “Nui 縫” mean “stitch”.)
The movement of light and shadows formed by the interplay of trees, wind , sunlight and Setsuna (1) on the landscape. The Japanese have unique word “komorebi” to describe this natural phenomenon.
Note:
*There is no similar word other than Japanese. This Artwork title is the English translation of “Komorebi”.
*The “komorebi” projected on the ground has the same round shape as the sun, and is not affected by the shape of the gaps between the leaves where the sunlight enters. This is the same principle as a pinhole camera.
(1) “Setsuna” is Japanese pronounce of Ksana (see note 2).
(2)[ Ksana (setsuna) = 0.013 seconds]
In Buddhism, they use a Sanskrit word “ksana” to measure time, which is a tiny unit of time. Such a small amount of time that all kinds of things happen eludes our conscious awareness. And this amount of time is approximately one seventy-fifth of a second, i.e. 0.013s. In each 0.013 second (= ksana), “Born, Live, Die” loop cycles keep recurring in human consciousness in one Ksana = 0.013 second.