The body is a recurring feature of Chiharu Shiota’s work, recently in the form of life-sized cast bronze limbs. View In the Hand 2019 (Illustrated), an impossibly fragile-looking bloom of needles cradled in the palms of a child’s hands during ‘The Soul Trembles’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane until 3 October 2022. Through…
In Silence was born out of a memory of the next-door house burning down in the middle of the night when Chiharu Shiota was a child. A burned piano and audience seating, including the surrounding space, are covered in black thread. While symbolising silence, the soundless piano plays visual music. Artist statement When I was…
The motif of the boat features frequently in Chiharu Shiota’s works, conjuring up visions of uncertain lives and futures akin to tiny boats bobbing in vast oceans. These suspended boats invite you to embark on a journey through ‘The Soul Trembles’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane until 3 October 2022. DELVE DEEPER:…
Around 2004, fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Chiharu Shiota — who moved to Germany in 1996 and is currently based in Berlin — started making works using windows. At the time, Berlin was undergoing extensive redevelopment that included demolition of many buildings, and Shiota went around gathering up discarded windows. Windows…
Chiharu Shiota’s enveloping, ethereal creations give form to intangible concepts. Visit her seductive installations in ‘The Soul Trembles’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Brisbane until 3 October 2022 which is the Japanese-born, Berlin-based artist’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date, profiling her practice of nearly 30 years. DELVE DEEPER: The Soul Trembles…
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Chiharu Shiota’s enveloping, ethereal creations give form to intangible concepts such as memory, dreams, anxiety and silence. ‘The Soul Trembles’ at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) until 3 October 2022, is the Japanese-born, Berlin-based artist’s largest and most comprehensive exhibition to date. The exhibition title ‘The Soul Trembles’ refers to the inexpressible stirrings of…
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