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Shiori Ichikawa "Ethics Under the Stone"
Gallery Soumei-do
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Shiori Ichikawa
Gallery Soumei-do is pleased to present "Ethics Under the Stone," a solo exhibition by Ichikawa Shiori. By depicting creatures struggling around humans, Ichikawa has attempted to reflect on the problems of human society from an objective perspective and with love. Ichikawa explains why she chose not to depict humans when creating works about human society.
"When we observe the lives of living creatures, we look for meaning in their gestures and eyes. Of course, they and we have different structures of feeling, and they do not have a language, so they cannot provide the answer we seek. But we cannot stop doing it, and we are certain that we are trying to understand their feelings with affection. Every day, I wonder what it is that transcends language, culture, and religion and is common to all human beings. I believe that the feeling we get when we try to understand their feelings, whose worlds are different from ours, will be one of the breakthroughs that will make this world a better place."
In this exhibition, her second solo show at Soumei-do, she will exhibit works that she says she created by thinking about the feelings and lives of tiny beings, based on the episodes of an insect pretending to be dead under a stone and a stink bug found in her bag. From the pet animals she has been continuously creating, this exhibition focuses on "pests," which are smaller and weaker and which humans tend to have a one-sided image.
"When we observe the lives of living creatures, we look for meaning in their gestures and eyes. Of course, they and we have different structures of feeling, and they do not have a language, so they cannot provide the answer we seek. But we cannot stop doing it, and we are certain that we are trying to understand their feelings with affection. Every day, I wonder what it is that transcends language, culture, and religion and is common to all human beings. I believe that the feeling we get when we try to understand their feelings, whose worlds are different from ours, will be one of the breakthroughs that will make this world a better place."
In this exhibition, her second solo show at Soumei-do, she will exhibit works that she says she created by thinking about the feelings and lives of tiny beings, based on the episodes of an insect pretending to be dead under a stone and a stink bug found in her bag. From the pet animals she has been continuously creating, this exhibition focuses on "pests," which are smaller and weaker and which humans tend to have a one-sided image.
Schedule | Jan 21 (Sat) 2023-Feb 4 (Sat) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.soumei.biz/en/exhibition/25 | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Soumei-do https://www.soumei.biz/en | ||||
| Location | 7F Yamada Bldg., 1-8 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from Jimbocho Station on the Toei Mita and Shinjuku lines or Hanzomon line, 10 minute walk from exit B3b at Shin-ochanomizu Station on the Chiyoda line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3219-7240 | ||||
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