大川友希〈日本〉
待ち合わせの森
Artist：Yuki Okawa（JAPAN）
Title：Rendezvous Forest
Photo：Keizo Kioku
珠洲の祭りを体験した作家は、祭りとは会いたい人に会える約束の場だと考えた。祭りで実際に使
われていたキリコに、地元
で集めた古着
を裂いて結び直した「記憶の紐」を組み合わせた作品を制作。無数の記憶が行き交う約束の場所をつくり出した。地域の人たちと制作した「記憶の紐」は１万本の目標を遥かに超えて１万８千本が編まれた。
Having experienced Suzu festivals, this artist felt they were a guaranteed opportunity to meet the people you wanted to see. The flow of thoughts and memories connected through these festivals created history. Using old kiriko and string made by tearing and retying old clothes, the artist creates a meeting place filled with rich memories, like a forest teeming with wildlife.
Yuki Okawa（JAPAN）
2012年愛知県立芸術大学/彫刻専攻卒業。
物に残る記憶や時間、思い出の断片を掘り下げ、繋げて、新たな時間のかたちとして再構成した立体作品やインスタレーション作品を制作。
2013年天明屋尚プロデュースによるTENGAIGALLERYにて個展。その後も、個展開催や企画展に参加。2018年NYにて古着を集め、滞在制作と展覧会を開催。最近では、古着を用いたWSや建築家/湊健雄と共に依頼者の古着で家具を作り替えるプロジェクトにも力を入れている。
In 2012, she graduated from Aichi University of the Arts with a major in sculpture. She creates three-dimensional works and installations by digging up recollections and times left in objects and connecting fragments of memories to reconstruct a new form of time.
In 2013, she had an exhibition at TENGAI GALLERY produced by Hisashi TENMYOUYA. Since then, she has had private shows and participated in special exhibitions. In 2018, she collected used clothing and created works for an exhibition there during her stay in NY. Recently, she has been holding used clothing workshops and working on a project with architect Takeo Minato using clients’ used clothing to remake furniture.
“Close yet far”
“Mikoshi”2013
