Artist
Kosogawa Runa
Weaving Life 2021. 2021. Glass, silk thread dyed with gathered plants, cork. Installation view from the Ueno Artist Project 2021 Everyday Life: I am Reborn, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Gallery A and C), 2021. H. 311, W. 300, D. 170 cm.
Weaving Life 2021. 2021. Glass, silk thread dyed with gathered plants, cork. Installation view from the Ueno Artist Project 2021 Everyday Life: I am Reborn, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Gallery A and C), 2021. H. 311, W. 300, D. 170 cm.
Weaving Life—Mar. 2015. 2018. Glass, acrylic frame. H. 37.7, W. 37.7, D. 9.8 cm.
Photo: Daisaku OOZU. Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Photo: Daisaku OOZU. Courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
Kosogawa uses glasswork as a medium for recording and preserving life and memories. In her recent work, Weaving Life, Kosogawa trapped her breath in pieces of molten glass, producing a visible record of her existence during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this exhibition, nearly 200 people residing in the Hokuriku region joined Kosogawa to record their existence in pieces of glass. The participatory work, which highlights the existence of people in Hokuriku, will be exhibited at Shokoji Temple.
Profile
Kosogawa Runa
Born in 1978 in Aichi Prefecture. Kosogawa graduated from Musashino Art University with a BA in crafts and industrial design in 2002. After studying abroad at the Australian National University, she underwent training at the Toyama Institute of Glass Art and the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Crafts Workshop. Kosogawa currently lives in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. Her art explores methods of recording the shifting or the transient, with themes such as life, memory, and landscapes. Her works are included in museum and public collections around the world. She has participated in special exhibitions at prominent museums, including the Frauenau Glass Museum (Germany), the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and the Toyama Glass Art Museum. She frequently exhibits work at international art festivals.