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From the artist
Based on photographs taken by myself and my family, the artwork depicts memories of the passing of the seasons in my hometown of Shibukawa, from childhood to recent times.
The four seasons are important markers of permanence and impermanence for Japanese people and in this work the different fragments of memory preserved in each photograph are brought together and connected by traditional wooden chigiri joints - used for centuries in Japan to repair and preserve everyday wooden household items.
In our modern, machine-made world, the hand-made joints remind us that it is often life’s imperfections that we value most.
