Closing and Opening (A Study of Bravery) – Loosened

2025

Unravelled Jacquard weaving (pure silk, polyester), designed by the artist, wooden panels
Fabric development and production by Kaji Textile Inc. (Kyoto Nishijin Textile)

H.185 ~ x W.240 – 270 x D.5 cm Size flexible  (set of two panels, panel sizes 135 x 80 cm each)

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Closing and Opening (A Study of Bravery) – Loosened

As a “reading textile” like a riddle to be solved, this textile is interspersed with textiles from Europe before the isolation of the country, maps from the time of Dejima, the logo of the Dutch East India Company, chintz patterns of hidden Christians, sketches of unknown authors from the Edo and Meiji periods, an English dictionary from the opening of Japan in the Meiji period, a clock to learn the European time system, Emoji for communication, AI image-generated images by words, etc.