EXHIBITION・EVENT

The Stories with threads and needles

    

Place

SHOGIN LOBBY  Map
* Admission Free

Period

November 20th (Wed.) - 26th (Tue.) 2024

Opening hour

10:00〜17:00

Artist

Kyoko Wainai

http://kyokowainai.com

Kyoko Wainai moved to Akita five years ago after living in the UK for over 30 years. She currently lives in Misato, Akita Prefecture, the town where her grandmother, a seamstress who provided her with much inspiration. After encountering the handiwork of women who embroider patterns on balls with needles and thread in Akita , then she started to create something that would waft along with the Japanese fragrance. She started make such a items with the kimonos from Japan to the England and now continues to create items from that material for everyday life in Akita.

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