symmetria Yuko Kakehi Exhibition

[Overview]
This exhibition marks the return of Yuko Kakehi, an artist from Hyogo Prefecture and currently residing in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan, from her residency in Bremen. In this solo exhibition, she uses a unique technique that fuses Japanese painting and dyeing, employing natural dyes such as cochineal insects, scutellaria baicalensis, and logwood to create abstract patterns on silk and hemp paper. In addition to two-dimensional works where the same pattern exhibits different expressions due to the accidental bleeding and uneven coloring, the exhibition also features a large-scale installation, "symmetria-circle" (dyed washi paper and fabric rotating in the wind), made from scraps of fabric generated during the production process, as well as several series including tea box works created in Bremen.


[Materials and Techniques]
Japanese painting, dyeing (cochineal dye, scutellaria baicalensis, logwood, and other natural dyes), silk painting, hemp paper, dyed Japanese paper (two-dimensional), installation (dyed Japanese paper, dyed fabric, wood)

[Related Events]
Artist Talk (July 27th (Sat) 14:00-16:00) Free admission, chatoracoffee booth, limited sale of craft works

[Details]
Opening Hours: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Mondays

[Artist Profile]
Yuko Kakehi
Born in Hyogo Prefecture, currently residing in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan
Works at her home/studio (in Shizuoka Prefecture)
Associate Professor, Department of Child Communication, Hamamatsu Gakuin University (since 2021)
2011 "DECWAS" Shizuoka x Bremen Art Project (Bremen University of the Arts, Germany)
2014 "Megururi Art Shizuoka" (Shizuoka City Museum of Art Entrance Hall)
2015 "Rabbit and Revolution" Yuko Kakehi & Chisa Ueno Trace
2018 "Floating Colors" (Hamamatsu City Kamoe Art Center)
2021 "Insects x Colors x Floating" (Shizuoka City Culture and Creative Industry Promotion Center)
Instagram: @kakehiyuko