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Spatial Works
Constructing space through calligraphy.
A group of installation works conceived to exist within exhibition spaces. Employing distinctive materials such as bamboo and shifu paper, they explore expressions that structure the entirety of space.
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Tsubasa Kimura Calligraphy Exhibition
Tsubasa Kimura 10th Anniversary Calligraphy Exhibition
Japan–Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition
Ephemeral but Eternal Words: Traces of Asia
【Special Projects — Spatial Installation Material: Bamboo】
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October 2007
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Venue: Gallery Haneusagi (Kyoto, Japan)
— Exhibited as a solo presentation, the work was developed in accordance with the exhibition site, extending its spatial configuration and thematic concerns in relation to the venue. The installation employed 29 bamboo poles, onto which characters had been inscribed by solar scorching. As time elapsed, the inscriptions inevitably vanished, embodying the transience of writing itself.
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Dimensions:
H 150 cm × 13 cm (diameter) × 12 poles
H 180 cm × 13 cm (diameter) × 11 poles
H 90 cm × 13 cm (diameter) × 6 poles
Materials: Bamboo
【Installation Works based on shifu paper】(shifu papercloth : woven from Echizen washi twisted into thread-like strands)
“Tsubasa Kimura Calligraphy Exhibition”
September 2008
“Tsubasa Kimura Calligraphy Exhibition”
Venue: Rinkain, Myoshinji Temple (Kyoto, Japan)
— Twenty shifu works, inspired by Zen phrases, were brought into dialogue with the temple space, shaping an environment suffused with tranquility.
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“Tsubasa Kimura 10th Anniversary Calligraphy Exhibition”
November 2008
"Tsubasa Kimura 10th Anniversary Calligraphy Exhibition"
Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (Hyogo, Japan)
— A large-scale solo exhibition commemorating the artist’s tenth anniversary, bringing together a wide range of her calligraphic works.
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Forest of Calligraphy
An installation inspired by The Pillow Book, in which the walls and ceiling of the museum were covered with shifu paper to create an immersive calligraphic environment.
This section also included earlier works such as bamboo pieces and folding screens from the collection of Myōshin-ji Temple.
H 750 cm × W 220 cm × 36 panels (wall)
L 3000 cm × W 220 cm × 3 panels (ceiling)
Materials: shifu paper, sumi ink
Hall of Past Works
A comprehensive presentation of 48 works created between 2003 and 2007. Selected past works are available for viewing.
The Handmade Washi Paper Series (2005) can be found here
→ [Special Projects (Material Explorations)]
The Company Motto and Creed Series (2007) can be found here
Hall of Myōshin-ji Works
A selection of 20 shifu works first exhibited in September 2008 at Rinka-in, Myōshin-ji Temple, Kyoto.
Hall of Future Works
Seventeen experimental works were created for the Tenth Anniversary Exhibition as part of a new direction, including original designs such as shirts and Arita porcelain.
Some works are available for viewing.
Details here → [Special Projects (Material Explorations)]
“Japan–Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition”
July 2009
“Japan–Belgium Letter Arts Exhibition” Invited Artist
Venue:BankART NY (Yokohama, Japan)
Category: Re-staged presentation
— Represented Japan in an international letter arts exchange exhibition.
This work explores the expressive potential of ink by calibrating its tonal spectrum into one hundred distinct gradations. Through meticulous control of density and shade, the composition investigates the subtle interplay of light and depth inherent in sumi ink.
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Dimensions: H 200 cm × W 90 cm × 60 sheets
Materials: Shifu (woven paper cloth), sumi ink
Invitations & Re-exhibitions
"Ephemeral but Eternal Words: Traces of Asia"
April 2010
"Ephemeral but Eternal Words: Traces of Asia" — Invited Artist
Venue: The Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
Category: Invitations & Re-exhibitions
— Presented in accordance with the curatorial concept of the exhibition.