thread engulfed installation by chiharu shiota

‘state of being’ by chiharu shiota
black wool, dress
exhibition view from ‘synchronizing strings and rhizomes’
casa asia, barcelona/spain
image © vg bild-kunst
photograph by sunhi mang

chiharu shiota: synchronizing strings and rhizomes
casa asia headquarters, barcelona
on now through to march 30th, 2013

berlin-based artist chiharu shiota interrogates the concept of space through her thread installation ‘synchronizing strings and rhizomes’
at casa asia headquarters in barcelona, spain. the artwork is defined by a mass of black thread swallowing common,
recognizable objects such as a piano, mirror or wedding dress. the rich network of yarn represents the invisible connection
between humans and the built environment – conceptualizing the transport of information essential in all the communication.
shiota creates monumental yet delicate and poetic environments that not only fill an environment, but define it.

‘state of being’ by chiharu shiota
black wool, dress
photograph by sunhi mang
image © vg bild-kunst

‘in silence’
black wool, old piano
photograph by sunhi mang
image © vg bild-kunst

‘in silence’
black wool, old piano
photograph by sunhi mang
image © vg bild-kunst

‘in silence’
black wool, old piano
photograph by sunhi mang
image © vg bild-kunst

reflection of the past
black wool, mirror
photograph by sunhi mang
image © vg bild-kunst