COSMIC WONDER "Usuhanadome" Exhibition

Thank you to everyone who viewed the Ibitsu exhibition.

The encounter with the new creators is
After many long months, it has become deeper
I hope it will be of use to you.

The reflections move with the changing of the seasons.
The COSMIC WONDER exhibition will be held from May 1st.


COSMIC WONDER "Usuhanadome" Exhibition

schedule
Saturday, May 1, 2021 – Sunday, May 9, 2021
*No holidays during the period
Artist presence date: 1st (Sat)

place
Reflection

address
1693 Harada, Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

time
13:00－18:00

Linen, silk, organic cotton,
COSMIC WONDER "Days of light"
I made a thin one out of it.


The light mud dyeing is done using Fukuki, an evergreen tree that grows in the Amami Islands and further south.
Dyed with boiled dye and mud.
Normal mud dyeing uses the dye from the wheel plum tree,
For the thin mud dyeing, Fukuki dye was used.
The mud comes from ancient strata from 1.5 million years ago on Amami Oshima Island.
Iron-rich mud from a muddy field.
Fukugi dyeing, mud dyeing in the muddy fields, rinsing in the river upstream,
Fukugi dyeing, mud dyeing in a muddy field, soaking in water,
The dyeing process is repeated.
Depending on the condition of the finished fabric, the process may change.
The number of times the fabric is dyed varies.
Mud dyeing is a blessing from the nature of Amami Oshima
It requires time, techniques and skills cultivated over many years.
Made by Kanai Kogei of Amami Oshima.


The thin indigo dyeing process is done in a thin indigo vat.
Dyeing is repeated many times.
Put the indigo dye in a vat and soak it in water.
Dry in the sun, put back in the indigo vat, soak in water, etc.
Thin indigo dyeing requires more pre-bleaching than regular indigo dyeing.
It is a very delicate job that requires many dyeing sessions.
The work of Jin, a dyer in Mie Prefecture, who dyes with light indigo,
It all starts with making sukumo, the indigo dye.
We grow indigo plants naturally and make sukumo.
After completing work throughout the four seasons,
Finally, indigo dyeing is possible.
Konya Jin uses the true indigo dyeing technique for indigo dyeing.

Please look forward to the footage that will be released soon.
The light-dancing COSMIC WONDER garment
We look forward to seeing you at our expansive venue.