The Universe Inside a Visionary Mind: in Conversation with Chiharu Shiota
What is art today? It’s a strange question, no one knows, no one can answer, but it’s always important to keep asking: What is the direction to make art? What is purpose? Why do we need art? Chirharu Shiota’s works answer many of these questions. The artist herself is a pleasant, charming and insightful woman to talk to; full of scintillating stories, she is very engaged and passionate about her work.
Shiota is a Japanese-born multidisciplinary installation artist, currently taking residence in Berlin. Most famous for here magnificent webs of yarn that weave and connect the concepts of her work together. Her creations hold elements of installation and performance art which whispers and echoes the stories from different people and cultures across the world. I was invited to sit down with Shiota to discuss her process and approach to her creative storytelling.
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