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This work was shown at the solo exhibition "The Garden on the Left Hand," held at MON from May 13, 2023. The work is housed in an acrylic box, so we recommend placing it as an object on a shelf or other surface rather than hanging it on the wall.

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Artist: Takumi Kikuchi

Size: W220 x H273 mm

Material: Watercolor paper, mineral pigments

Production year_2023

Note: Poem and signature on the back

Artist Info

Takumi Kikuchi ( Takumi Kikuchi)
Born in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture in 1991
2015 Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Japanese Painting Major
2017 Graduated from the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Art Studies at the same university

I use cotton watercolor paper and mineral pigments made from crushed minerals. The technique is characterized by wiping off the paint once applied, which aims to bring about a sense of reservation and hesitation about hasty conclusions. This feeling is mainly influenced by the ideas of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, who continued to focus on the existence that has been lost in the flow of progress and development.