Art works
- main concourse, 12 April - 18 May
Suppoeted by Multicultural Arts Vicotria, Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria
and Esplanade Co, Ltd
In
the stillness
- Solo exhibition at Craft Victoria,
Melbourne, 03 Nov - 03 Dec 2005
Opened by Roger Leong: Curator - International Fashion & Textile,
National Gallery Victoria
The
exhibition also toured to Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney (7 - 27 April
, 2006 )
as a part of the official event, "2006 Australia-Japan Year of
Exchange". It is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the signing
of the Basic Treaty of Friendship between the two countries.
Ota explores the elegance and restraint of white ikat traditionally practiced
on the island of Ryukyu and the surrounding Japanese archipelagos through
sculptural works. Her work asks us to imagine expanses of time and space
where the texture of traditional weave engages in delicate play with references
to bleached pathways of coral bones and sacred groves. We are reminded
of the unfolding rhythms of everyday life together with the beauty and
power of nature. Essential here is the tension between the sureness and
structure of the pieces themselves and the sublime space and sense of
stillness they evoke.
- Craft Victoria media release
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Read text of exhibition catalogue
shikkui (Japanese lime plaster), sand, gold leaf
