Shinichi Mita "In-Spire - Breath of Life"

Finished

Artists

Shinichi Mita, Shotaro Aoyama, Kohei Baba, Toru Horiguchi, Motoi Ishibashi, Keigo Kamide, Kentaro Kozuki, Housai Matsubayashi, Kenichi Muramatsu, Shuji Nakagawa, Tatsuya Takemori, Toru Tsuji, Toru Tsuji, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Tomoaki Yanagisawa

The exhibition, which will be presented in a completely new way in the shrine space, will include works created in collaboration with members of Go On, a creative unit of successors to Kyoto's traditional crafts, and other traditional craftspeople in Japan, as well as works incorporating contemporary techniques. From Kyoto, Toyosai Matsubayashi, the 16th generation of Asahi ware; Shuji Nakagawa, whose father is a living national treasure, Seiji Nakagawa, Nakagawa Wood Crafts; Toru Tsuji, the second generation of the Kyoto wire mesh artist, Tsuji Tsuji; and Kentaro Kozuki, a leather plan creator, will participate. From Ishikawa, Keigo Kamide, the sixth generation of Kutani ware artist, Choemon Kamide, and from Nagasaki, Masahei Baba, the third generation of Hasamiyaki artist, Maruhiro Hasami. From Tokyo, Horiguchi Kiriko third generation Shuseki Horiguchi Toru, and Raizomatics artists led by Motoi Ishibashi created a sound-emitting device, which will be filled with the sounds of "NF" members Ichiro Yamaguchi and Shotaro Aoyama.

Mita, who finds great meaning in the handiwork of artisans whose work has remained unchanged over time, and yet has changed with the times, wishes to spread the thoughts and expressions of these artisans to the world, and based on his grand hypothesis, has begun this work in the hope of reconstructing crafts.

Schedule

Jun 10 (Sat) 2023-Aug 27 (Sun) 2023