We will be holding an exhibition by Kojiro Kitada.
He started out as a residential carpenter, then worked as a shrine carpenter for temples and shrines before going independent and presenting his Ittobori carving works in 2022. All of his works are carved using the Ittobori technique in order to express the nature and expression of wood from every angle. His works allow you to sense both the organic shapes created by nature and the regular shapes created by human skill.
Over the years, the material (wood) develops beautiful rings that are invisible to the naked eye, and the resulting works, which are carefully observed and manipulated, become vibrant, moving, and dynamic objects.
This exhibition will also feature works dyed with mud, a natural dyeing method from Amami Oshima.
The mud dyeing was done by Mr. Kanai of Kanai Kogei.
I remember Kanai's words sticking in my mind: "Whatever happens to be there ends up becoming the raw material for dyeing."
I believe it is inevitable that the accidental creations of nature have continuously intermingled with human technology to create dyeing techniques that have been around for over 1,000 years.
The theme of this exhibition is "The perfect balance between nature and humans."
To admire, to sit, to place.
Please come and see this work, which is a culmination of natural elements and human technology, where anything is possible.
2022.11.5-11.20
Closed on Wednesdays