Artist Information:
Setsuko Ishii
Tokyo,
Japan
Member Since: Jul 2009
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Artist Statement:
“Rainbows dance on your palm
from the reflections of
ripples in water. Spinning
colours of light are threads
that become a malleable form
like clay. Holography is the
medium by which such images
can be realized. Each trace of
brushwork from the drawing
hand floats in 3 dimensions
like streams of light in
frozen time. Its appearance is
always changing depending on
one’s viewpoint. One is always
aware of time and light.
“The enjoyment of the
presentation and space unifies
the artwork. By entering the
space, participants enter the
work itself and experience a
symbiotic relationship with
the work. They can take their
own perceived understanding of
the space, as if to steel it,
yet they remain in the same
time and space of perception
in which it is originally
experienced, if not in the
visual memory then in the
somatic memory. To be there
and to feel; the physical is a
very important thing.” (Ishii,
Setsuko)
Ms. Ishii’s aim is to enable
the viewers of her works to
grasp the world as a
subjective experience and to
unconsciously awaken an
understanding of Japanese
culture. Through the
individual parts, the power of
the whole is constructed
viscerally. The...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITION (selected)
1982 Museum of Holography,
Paris, France
Palazzo Fortuny, Venice,
Italy
1985 New Experiences in
Perception, Museum of
Holography, New York, USA
1986 Museum of Holography,
Pulheim, Germany
Walker Hill Art Center,
Seoul, Korea
Cite International des Arts,
Paris, France
1989 Forum’89, 100 One-Man
Show, Hamburg ...
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Setsuko Ishii's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Setsuko Ishii's Portfolio.
“Rainbows dance on your palm from the reflections of ripples in water. Spinning colours of light are threads that become a malleable form like clay. Holography is the medium by which such images can be realized. Each trace of brushwork from the drawing hand floats in 3 dimensions like streams of light in frozen time. Its appearance is always changing depending on one’s viewpoint. One is always aware of time and light.
“The enjoyment of the presentation and space unifies the artwork. By entering the space, participants enter the work itself and experience a symbiotic relationship with the work. They can take their own perceived understanding of the space, as if to steel it, yet they remain in the same time and space of perception in which it is originally experienced, if not in the visual memory then in the somatic memory. To be there and to feel; the physical is a very important thing.” (Ishii, Setsuko)
Ms. Ishii’s aim is to enable the viewers of her works to grasp the world as a subjective experience and to unconsciously awaken an understanding of Japanese culture. Through the individual parts, the power of the whole is constructed viscerally. The... |
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Floating1, 1997
Undefined Medium,
Not for Sale
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