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From the artist
According to tradition, Japanese telescopes were originally made of bamboo, its strength and impervious nature making it the ideal material to house lenses and create the shape needed to focus light.
Looking through each bamboo lens, the viewer will discover a phrase and a colour on Japanese kyogi (thin sheets of wood grain veneer). Created specifically for Ichigo Ichie, I have chosen to draw on shared memories and the passing of the seasons to link this artwork to others in the exhibition.
The memories are based on the five senses - sight, sound, touch, taste and smell - and I hope that they may trigger in the viewer their own particular memories of home.
