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chiharu shiota suspends butterfly wings over warm bed at beijing’s red brick art museum
- Chiharu Shiota unveils Silent Emptiness at Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing, a major solo exhibition running until August 31, 2025, showcasing site-specific installations infused with Eastern philosophy and personal memory.
- Metamorphosis of Consciousness features delicate butterfly wings and fairy lights suspended over a warm bed, inspired by Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi’s dream of becoming a butterfly, symbolizing the journey beyond the body.
- Fiber serves as the medium for Shiota's exploration of self and identity in the absence, reflecting displacement and memory crystallization through tactile language.
- Gateway to Silence anchors an eruption of red threads embodying karma and spiritual continuity, raising questions about moving through the world when the body fades but memory endures.
- Thread in Shiota's art symbolizes time's invisible currents, as seen in Echoes of Time where black thread structures on stones represent Eastern cosmology and the Earth's slow breathing.
- Rooted Memory showcases a boat with red ropes pouring like rainfall from a tree sprouting from its hull, meditating on nature's reclamation, human ephemerality, and material decay.
- Multiple Realities features empty dresses dancing above dark water, reflecting on what remains after the body's departure, emphasizing a re-entry into the flow of time and interconnectedness.
- Archival works, including manuscripts and video pieces, trace Shiota's artistic evolution and accompany the installations, exploring themes of displacement, bodily boundaries, and emotional connections.
- Silent Emptiness offers a journey through faded memories depicted through thread, dust, and objects, demonstrating how remnants continue to hold significance even after they have vanished.
- The exhibition at Red Brick Art Museum is a fusion of spiritual reflection, cross-cultural perspectives, and the artist's signature thread installations, offering viewers a profound exploration of existence and memory.
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