Artist
Kashio Satomi
Wavering Border. 2015. Cotton, reactive dyes, resin. Installation view from Something that Dwells inside Life, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2015. H. 550, W. 550, D. 1,000 cm.
Wavering Border. 2015. Cotton, reactive dyes, resin. Installation view from Something that Dwells inside Life, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2015. H. 550, W. 550, D. 1,000 cm.
Wavering Border. 2015. Cotton, reactive dyes, resin. Installation view from Something that Dwells inside Life, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 2015. H. 550, W. 550, D. 1,000 cm.
Photo: Kioku Keizo.
Photo: Kioku Keizo.
Photo: Kioku Keizo.
Kashio combines techniques such as freehand paste-resist dyeing, brush dyeing, and silk screen printing to produce intricately detailed designs. In recent years, her installations have filled spaces with layers of richly decorated fabrics designed to evoke the inner life of organisms. Standing among the giant sheets of fabric, the installations give one the impression of exploring the unseen spaces of the body. Kashio’s perspective, which shakes our sense of bodily ontology and challenges our impressions of organic life, demonstrates exciting new possibilities for textile expression.
Profile
Kashio Satomi
Born in 1984 in Aichi Prefecture. After completing a master’s degree at Tama Art University in 2010, Kashio spent two years training at the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Crafts Workshop. From 2012 to 2017, she taught textile design at Okayama Prefectural University. She is currently based in Aichi Prefecture, where she creates textile works while teaching part-time. In 2015, her solo exhibition Kashio Satomi: Something that Dwells inside Life was held in the long-term project room of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. In 2014, Kashio received the encouragement prize at the 7th Okayama Budding Artist Award (“Mr. I Prize”).