How would you feel if you picked up an oshibori thinking it was clean and spotless, only to find it already had a tea stain on it? This work was created while imagining such a situation. Of course, this is embroidery and not a stain, but sometimes I wonder if there really are “clean and pure things” around us. And to what extent do we need them? I would be happy if I could share these thoughts in some small way.
Yui Usui
Recommended artist
Artist. Born 1980 in Tokyo. Using everyday materials and handcraft techniques, she produces two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that serve to critique and reflect on social systems and history. Recent major exhibitions include “Thinking about Caring and Motherhood through Contemporary Art” at Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito (2023) and “With people, Not for people” at Kobokan Community Center annex building, Tokyo (2022).
https://yuiusui.com/
https://yuiusui.com/
Yui Usui
Recommended artist
Artist. Born 1980 in Tokyo. Using everyday materials and handcraft techniques, she produces two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that serve to critique and reflect on social systems and history. Recent major exhibitions include “Thinking about Caring and Motherhood through Contemporary Art” at Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito (2023) and “With people, Not for people” at Kobokan Community Center annex building, Tokyo (2022).
https://yuiusui.com/
https://yuiusui.com/
