What do insomniac sheep count?

イスラエルで出会った人々は祝日が来るたびに「今日はどんな意味を持った日なのか」を私に丁寧に説明してくれた。その多くは争いにまつわるエピソードだった。歴史や伝承のつながりの先で自分たちが生きているというのを理解しているように感じられた。そのような経験をもとに、刺繍という古くからある技法でありながら、ピクセルの集積でイメージを作っていくというコンピューターの画像処理にも通じる手法を用いて表現したいと思った。古代より歴史が記されてきた羊皮紙という素材に、針を刺していく感覚を大切にしながら、スチールウールと羊毛に人間と自然の関係を重ねる試みである。

The people I met in Israel took the time to carefully explain the meaning of each holiday as it arrived. Many of these explanations were tied to episodes of conflict. It felt as though they deeply understood that they were living at the tip of history and tradition. Inspired by these experiences, I wanted to create expressions using embroidery—an ancient technique—while incorporating pixel-based image aggregation, reminiscent of computer image processing. By working with parchment, a material that has preserved historical records since ancient times, I aimed to retain the tactile experience of stitching with a needle. This project is an attempt to explore the relationship between humans and nature through materials like steel wool and sheep’s wool.

Embroidery with wool and steel wool on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛とスチールウールで刺繍

980 x 940 mm

2023

Wool embroidery on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛刺繍

730 x 565(mm)

2022

Wool embroidery on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛刺繍

720 x 540(mm)

2023

“Ashen eternity #1”

Embroidery with wool and steel wool on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛とスチールウールで刺繍

490×420 mm

2023

“Ashen eternity #2”

Embroidery with wool and steel wool on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛とスチールウールで刺繍

470x470mm

2023

Embroidery with wool and steel wool on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛とスチールウールで刺繍

400x340mm

2023

Embroidery with wool and steel wool on parchment paper

羊皮紙に羊毛とスチールウールで刺繍

400x340mm

2023