This hotel was built on the site of the former Awata Elementary School and Shirakawa Elementary School. Awata and Shirakawa Elementary School emblems, as well as a drawing of the school building and its exterior from the Meiji era, were woven into the textile motif. I created the work with the hope that visitors will be able to travel through time and space through the multilayered weaving of objects that once existed in this location. The glass fiber textile was made by Fukuoka Weaving Co., Ltd. (Kyoto Nishijin Textile).
Glass Fabric of Kyoto 154 years (Awata, Shirakawa, Higashiyama)
2022
Textile (glass fiber) designed by the artist, iron pole
Fabric development and production by Fukuoka Weaving Co., Ltd. (Kyoto Nishijin Textile)
H.720 x W.91 x D.120 cm
Exhibited at
Collection
Collection of THE HOTEL HIGASHIYAMA by Kyoto Tokyu Hotel (Commissioned Work)
Masato Kawano (Nakasa & Partners Inc.) / Hideaki Toyoura