Asuka Nirasawa | 韮澤アスカ - Official website - Cytokinesis & Cytoplasmic Division

Nirasawa started her Cell project in 2013 and she has explored various themes such as the dying cell, the diseased cell and cell division. This is the 3rd and the 4th project. Basic concept of the all works have an image of repeating and multiplying to infinity. This concept came from her life experiences in India where she observed the obsession with death and the cycle of reincarnation. Nirasawa chose African fabrics printed with circular motifs which acted as metaphors for the universe, cells and eternal life. The exhibition focused on her interest in the notions of chaos and silence and the adoration of life and death, all coming together in an aspirational dream scene of the imaginary universe she seeks. Nirasawa says “First of all, intense colours jump in front of our eyes. And the line of sight begins with an aggregation of small circles which are translucent and swollen like cells, and it will be guided to a circle of African colours that will soon go crazy. Then it leads to the each pieces and headed for the swell of energy. Ultimately, once again returning to fine cells, the entire work itself becomes outer space like a universe”

2013年にCellプロジェクトをスタートし、これは3・4番目のプロジェクトにあたる。韮澤は細胞分裂や死にゆく細胞、病気の細胞などさまざまなテーマに基づいてプロジェクト進めてきた。プロジェクトの全ての作品の基本的なコンセプトは無限に繰り返し増殖していくイメージを伴っている。この概念は、インド滞在時に死への執着と輪廻のサイクルについて探究した経験から生まれたものである。始まりも終わりも無い円の大小の布はカオスと静寂、生と死を一つの画面の中に作り出す。目を引く激しい色彩はアフリカの布の特徴だ。強烈なエネルギーを携えたこれらのデザインが作品をより際立たせる。布上の小さな細かい点は生き物の最小単位の細胞であり、それらは連なり広がってやがて宇宙を構成する。