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landscape shifting, 2019
collected video footage of installation
paper handmade by the artist (kozo), stone, re-purposed sliding door, found roofing tile, moss, pine, water, natural light
size variable (each panel is 80 x 40”)
This is a site-responsive work that was shown at the Nishino Heritage House in Echizen, Japan, a house with over 200 years of history. All paper is handmade by the artist using kozo fibers. Objects used here were found from the surrounding environment, including stone and tile.
The paper captures objects, or islands of debris, as they have fallen into water, creating ripples that stand molded in time within the handmade paper. The right-most panel was filled with water; it was a wooden waterproof container handcrafted by the artist. On sunny days, the water reflected ripples of light onto the ceiling.
Special thanks to Thomas Collet for shooting the majority of the footage featured in this video.