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私は20歳前後から表現を生活の中心に据えて生きてきた。初期の制作手段としては銅版画のエッチングという手法で、モノクロの世界を通して自分の内面を吐露していた。それを14~5年続けるうちに、興味は立体物も含め大きなサイズの作品へと移った。視覚だけではなく体全体で感じるものを作りたかった。アメリカ在住中は壁面サイズのドローイングや深紅のベルベットを使った立体物を制作した。そして、2010年頃からインスタレーションを手がけるようになった。作品を重ねるうちに自らの手で作るという作業は極力最小限にして、素材そのものをその場所でどう料理するかが面白いと思うようになった。
2018年5月19日、兵庫県尼崎市にオープンしたギャラリー。主催は神尾博子。出窓に書かれたギャラリー名は堀尾貞治によるもの。
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The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.