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Misako Nakahira
Misako Nakahira is interested in the way
stripes are used to establish order between
people and space. “In my work with stripes,
I explore the tension between order and
disorder — the structured mechanisms of
weaving and the shifting, fleeting impres-
sions evoked by wind or light,” the artist
says. “This interplay allows the familiar to
re-emerge as surprise, awakening dormant
images within our memory.”
Unaltered Series #HPO, #HOY, #HYB
(Reading Between the Lines) draws on the
pictorial concept of “illusion,” focusing
on the perception of layered depth. While
no physical layers actually exist, the use of
moku-ito – weft yarns twisted from different
colors– creates the appearance of superim-
position. Through this ambiguity between
reality and illusion, Nakahira seeks to inves-
tigate what humans attempt to perceive in
the space in between the two.
3mn Unaltered Series #HPO, #HOY, #HYB
wool, ramie
14.75” x 35” x 2.5”, 2025
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