NATURAL IMPRESSIONS
The 64 artists from 22 different nationalities selected for this exhibition not only enrich our consensus on artistic expression and cultural perspective but also expand our understanding of nature and its representation in the arts. This reflective approach challenges established conventions, allowing for diverse interpretations and representations of the world. It awakens human consciousness to the source of inspiration that the capacity to imagine represents, encouraging the audience to reflect on their relationship with the world and recognize the importance of art as a profound connection with the intrinsic essence of humanity.
The 64 artists from 22 different nationalities selected for this exhibition not only enrich our consensus on artistic expression and cultural perspective but also expand our understanding of nature and its representation in the arts. This reflective approach challenges established conventions, allowing for diverse interpretations and representations of the world. It awakens human consciousness to the source of inspiration that the capacity to imagine represents, encouraging the audience to reflect on their relationship with the world and recognize the importance of art as a profound connection with the intrinsic essence of humanity.
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The artistic practice of Eri Imamura
has been shaped by the blurring
lines between fiction and reality. In
this regard, the filiation with manga
art is clearly acknowledged in her
graphic and colorful aesthetics. The
recent experience of the pandemic has
further stimulated her inspiration.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has
suddenly encapsulated all of us in
virtual bubbles on a global scale,
showing us that Science Fiction stories
can become real, as she states. In
parallel, digital technologies have
engendered the metaverse offering
alternative bubbles to escape from
our condition. Reality seems now
to surpass fiction. Taking over the
concept of “2.5D” that has emerged
from video games and manga
culture, Eri has been inspired by the
in-betweenness of today’s “reality”,
halfway between two-dimensional
(2D) and three-dimensional (3D)
worlds. Our daily lives have somehow
become “phygital”, with the
entwinement of physical and digital
experiences. Thus, our relation to
the real world has shifted from the
notion of the universe to a fragmentary
and discontinuous “pluriverse”, as
defined by French philosopher Jean-
Clet Martinin his exploration of the
multiplicity of new space-times in
the contemporary era. Reflecting on
our modern spiritual and terrestrial
condition, Eri composes a cosmology
for our time, acknowledging the end of
“the” world in favor of the multiplication
of “the” worlds.
LIVING IN A BUBBLE SEED, 2022
Seed, beads, cut beads, 24k gold beads, antique
Japanese kimono textiles, hanger, head, wood,
stuffing
40.5 x 26.7 x 5.9 in (103 x 68 x 15 cm)
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