Chiharu Shiota: “The fear is necessary” April 3, 2019 . Shiota’s international reputation has been largely built on this ability to cast string/thread as a vehicle through which a wide range of concepts and emotions could be expressed. In 1993– 94 the artist left Japan to take part in a semester exchange at the … Name ... “I’ve been through some incredibly tough times in my career but I persevered and came out the other side. Paphos, Cyprus A visitor views an art installation, A Walk Through the Line, by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, that is on display as part of the European capital of culture 2017 exhibitions programme in Cyprus. A Walk Through The Line Installation A Walk Through The Line Installation Let’s talk about travelling. Paphos, Cyprus A visitor views an art installation, A Walk Through the Line, by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota, that is on display as part of the European capital of culture 2017 exhibitions programme in Cyprus. Short Profile. Chiharu Shiota, Japan, born 1972, Untitled, lithograph, Berlin, 2016, 100.0 x 67.5 cm; Courtesy of the Artist. Ana Bogdan The Talks. Call … Shiota’s signature wool installations have appeared in Melbourne, Tokyo, Venice and Madrid in recent years. Image Credit: Photograph by Katia Christodoulou/EPA Source: Best photos of the day: 'duck plague' and a Delhi demo | News… Follow the line, installation view, Cologne 2015. CS: I would say that people generally feel they belong to my art pieces, as they often talk about how engaging my installations can be. with these thoughts in mind, in this new installation I would like to use keys provided by the general public that are imbued with various recollections and memories that have accumulated over a long period of daily use. memory and nostalgia. This red line may, in its course, be cut, confused, or knotted with another line, as is the case with human relationships. Taught by Marina Abramović and influenced to such an extent by Ana Mendieta that she believed herself to be an incarnation of the tragic Cuban, her ethereal installations blend Lygia Clark with Christian Boltanski, innocence with experiences of trauma, unbearable weight with the lightness of being. My goal is to express human emotions through my objects, and people tend to find my work touching. Although I am an individual person named Chiharu Shiota, the role I am asked to assume – a Japanese artist or a German or Berlin artist – always changes, depending on the exhibition’s content or the perspective of its planner. photos by LARKO beauty and loss.