坂田あづみ

SAKATA Azumi

針刺し　-針の数だけいたみがある-

Pin pillow　-For every pin a pain-

絹に手刺繍、ピン

hand embroidery on silk,pin

H11cm x D11cm x W11cm

2023

Photo: Hiroshi Tabuse

Art+Craft Gallery蚕室Art+Craft Gallery San-Shitsu

ARTIST INFORMATION

1971: 神奈川県生まれ
1994: 武蔵野美術大学造形学部油絵学科卒
1997: ロイヤルカレッジオブアート版画コース修了

「いたみ」
それは生き続ける限り、切り離せないもの。
死、老い、病、偏見、人を愛することもまた、「いたみ」。
私は「いたみ」の向こう側を探求し続けている。
過去の女性達の心の拠り所であった、刺繍技術を美術の中に生かし、「いたみ」を縫い止め、補強し、昇華させてゆきたい。「いたみ」の向こう側をあなたが見られるように。

1971: Born in Kanagawa,Japan
1994: Musashino Art University,Tokyo,Japan, (BFA)
1997: Royal college of Art, London,England, (MFA)

“Suffering”
It is an inseparable part of life.
Death, old age, sickness, prejudice, and love are also “suffering”. I continue to search for what is beyond “suffering”. I also want to bring the technique of embroidery into contemporary art.
I think that in the past, many women had few creative outlets other than embroidery or cooking. I think that the repetitive stitching motion of embroidery was therapeutic, and the choice of colours and techniques allowed them to express themselves. Like these women, I want to use embroidery to strengthen my own heart.