LIGHT AND SHADOW: An exhibition hosted by A-Poc In a position Issey Miyake, that includes a sequence of photograms by up to date artist Eugene Kangawa, plus new textiles impressed by them, will happen throughout Artwork Basel Paris, operating Oct. 24 to 26.
The undertaking was impressed by Kangawa’s sequence “Mild and shadow inside me (2022–).” It will likely be proven on the Lycée Turgot Paris, at 40 Rue Volta, within the metropolis’s third district.
Kangawa has collaborated creatively with A-Poc In a position designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae and his workforce for 3 years.
The exhibition, which is being conceived by architect Tsuyoshi Tane, will shine a lightweight on the brand new textile spawned from the collaboration, in addition to check items, paintings and artistic instruments. Kangawa and Miyamae will give guided excursions, and there can be hands-on workshops.
“Issey Miyake’s human-centered philosophy resonates deeply with my work, notably in exploring themes of existence,” mentioned Kangawa in a press release. He defined “Mild and shadow inside me (2022–)” began as a sequence of inexperienced work and daylight, utilizing fading as a medium. It “later advanced right into a monochrome photogram utilizing solely paper and light-weight,” continued Kangawa.
New textile by A-Poc In a position Issey Miyake impressed by Eugene Kangawa’s artwork.
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The 2-dimensional works and course of used to create them influenced the A-Poc In a position workforce to develop a “bit-level” textile.
“For this undertaking, we had been impressed by Mr. Kangawa’s aesthetic philosophy, which derives wealthy expression from the elemental components of sunshine and shadow, providing us a brand new perspective in our inventive observe,” mentioned Miyamae. “We returned to the smallest unit of material: a single thread. Utilizing solely black and white threads, we explored gentle and shadow by way of variations in weave patterns and density, translating the phenomena of photographic paper and light-weight into the language of material.”
Following Paris, the exhibition will journey to Tokyo and Osaka. Then it’s to be showcased completely, beginning in 2026, within the Eugene Museum in Bali.
A-Poc, which began with “a chunk of material,” was first introduced in 1998 and is taken into account as Issey Miyake’s common idea of inspecting all components of clothes-making, beginning with a single thread.
