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[Image: Noriko Kamibuko "To Eat a Frying Pan" (2023) Water-baed resin, iron ore 8 x 8 x 5cm]

Noriko Kamikubo "To Eat a Frying Pan"

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Noriko Kamikubo

Noriko Kamikubo creates three-dimensional works using various materials, including resin and ceramic. Her works are inspired by things that catch her eye in daily life, especially food items such as bread and soup, which are transformed through her senses into "forms" that allow viewers to see the taste and smell of the food. The work invites viewers to a new experience of looking at them as if they were tasting a dish.

Kamikubo's choice of multiple materials, such as resin and ceramic, plays a role in stimulating the viewer's "seeing" of the works. When different materials are combined, people unconsciously feel some discomfort. It is the same discomfort as when someone eats a sweet curry, salty shortcake, or sour nikujaga. Just as a slight change in the taste of the usual miso soup is noticed, the combination of different materials stimulates the sense of sight and makes viewers aware of a different world.

The title of this exhibition, "To Eat a Frying Pan," was inspired by the riddle, "Bread is bread but what bread is inedible?”*

*This is one of the most known Japanese riddles, where the answer is a play on words. The literal translation is “Bread is bread but what bread is inedible?” Answer: “A frying pan.” in Japanese, the word for “bread” is “pan”.

Schedule

Mar 10 (Fri) 2023-Apr 9 (Sun) 2023