April 30 – May 5, 2019
2019년 4월 30일 – 5월 1일
Flexspace, CICA Museum
Reception Party: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., May 4, 2019
리셉션 파티: 토요일, 2019년 5월 4일 3:30-5:30 p.m.
We Weave Seaweed on a Sea Wave
Rina Murao is a Japanese sculptor whose works capture space, reflecting her personal and cultural identity. For years she has made work by fabricating steel sheets into multiple units to form a structural configuration. Walking around the work, the viewer encounters aspects of the sculpture sequentially, finding an intended viewpoint. The way she creates sculpture to lead the viewer to engage her work is clearly influenced by the spatial orders of Japanese gardens.
In the Flex Space of CICA, two large sculptures inspired by seaweed farming will be placed on the dark glossy floor of the gallery space. Murao is fascinated by seaweed farming in the way it creates order in the boundless sea. The title of the show “We Weave Seaweed on a Sea Wave” suggests her interest in the structure of sound in language. It also subtly suggests the finding of a ‘tangent point’ between the two cultures, Japan and Korea, where they both harvest seaweed in the sea. This exhibition is Murao’s first exposer in Korea and is realized with the support of The Nitto Foundation, Japan.
Rina Murao is a sculptor based in Japan. Murao received her BFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her MFA and DFA from Tokyo University of the Arts. She has received the Nomura Art Prize from Nomura Cultural Foundation. Her works have been exhibited in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Iwakuni, and Chiba, Japan. Murao is an Associate Professor at Aichi University of the Arts, Japan.
Table of Squares (2019)