Shinkotoni78524

Yuki Shima £550.00

Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper I Signed by artist

2019

Edition Size : 15 (35cm x 48cm)

We recommend a white hardwood frame.

On Shinkotoni78524:

"As I get older, the main reason for re-visiting my hometown in Japan has gradually changed to attending funerals. Every time I go back, I feel more and more alienated even though it looks as nothing has changed since I left. Every time I go back, there is someone missing.

"Ushi-no-Koku” is the time around 2am to 3am. In Japan, it has long been said to be the time leading to the everlasting life (the world after death), as it has the strongest Yin (shadow) hours in the Yin Yang and Five Elements theory. I’ve been fascinated by this unique atmosphere that is very different to any other time of day. Walking through town, the silence expands your sensibilities. No matter how lively or open a place may be during the day, once all activities disappear it feels as if time has frozen and the space has been closed off, with a darkness that’s like black ink."

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