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Hiroyuki
Shindo, Shindigo Space 07
2006
Japanese
artist Hiroyuki Shindo works near Kyoto, where he processes
locally grown indigo. Drawing on traditional methods,
he has developed innovative patterning techniques. For
example, to make the blue and white patterns on the
banners in this work, he wraps and pleats the fabric
around metal cylinders. This procedure creates areas
that resist the dye when the cylinders are lowered into
the vat. As hung in this installation, entitled Shindigo
Space, the banners pose the questions of how textiles
define
physical space and how the color blue influences our
perception of space. The balls sprinkled across the
floor are not static, but change the sculpture as they
are handled and rearranged. The subtle motion of the
banners, the continually altering blue dye and the rearrangement
of components make this environment a delight to experience.
About
the Artist
'Shindigo
shibori'-dyed cotton and hemp and Shindigo balls
(polystyrene wrapped with hemp and dip-dyed)
Courtesy of the artist
Photo by Joel Chester Fildes
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