Using place as her canvas, Japanese contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota creates a new visual plane in her monumental installations. She suspends networks of media, from used everyday objects to her signature red and black threads strung across entire spaces, tying individual narratives together. It is as if she is painting in midair. Come, journey with me into her universes of bellowing and dripping colors and lines.
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Resources for this episode include: Chiharu Shiota website, writings of Robert Atkins, Wes Kelly, Skye Sherwin, Kate Sierzputowski, Peter Corboy and the interview series Brilliant Ideas. Image credit: Chiharu Shiota website.