ハレ ケ

AYUMI ADACHI Solo show

2021.11/19(Fri) ~

13:00-20:00 / Monday off

Opening Reception 11/19(Fri) 18:00-20:00

Venue:

White do 白做研究所

Shop B, No 1, Sun Street, Wan Chai , Hong Kong

香港灣仔日街1號地下B舖

Contact:

whitedohk@gmail.com

007ayumi@gmail.com

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http://www.ayumiadachi.wordpress.com

Artwork Statement "ハレ ケ"

"ハレ ケ" is sculpture that constructs Setsuna (1) = Circular time theory (３) with a new expression method.

The title of the work is "ハレ ケ hare ke” (４) which is the theory of time by a traditional Japanese view of the world . This simple three letters condense all the concepts that are the core of my expression. That is the reason for using the Japanese notation as it is

I always have chance naturally form a connection with the material.

Daily necessities that used up and only directly going to a dumping ground.

I always thinking about to overturn the fact that human values would judge it as a useless articles.

(Hereafter, " useless articles " are called "objects".)

I had stuck in Japan due to the covid -19 From December 2020 to May 2021. For this period, Tamaki niime (５) fabric naturally approached me too. (the remaining fabric that did not become products.)

The process of stitching “ Matsurinui まつり縫“(６) and movement and exactly match my impression of the circular time theory and “Setsuna”.

I was able to expression a new visual by naturally combining materials, methods, and concepts. I realized how I should exist on this world with saturated by "Setsuna" time flow.

I feel a deep sense of the gratitude hold a chance for solo exhibition at “White do”. I will thoroughly to create that will be released naturally at Hong Kong.

Notes:

（1） “Setsuna” is Japanese pronounce of Ksana (see note 2).

（2）[ Ksana (setsuna) = 0.013 seconds]

In Buddhism, they use a Sanskrit word “ksana” to measure time, which is a tiny unit of time. Such a small amount of time that all kinds of things happen eludes our conscious awareness. And this amount of time is approximately one seventy-fifth of a second, i.e. 0.013s. In each 0.013 second (= ksana), “Born, Live, Die” loop cycles keep recurring in human consciousness in one Ksana = 0.013 second.

（３）　“Time is circular” is called the Eternal Return. It’s a theory that the universe and all existence and energy has been reoccurring and will continue to recur in a self-similar form for an infinite number of times across time and space.

（４）Kunio Yanagita (1875-1962 柳田國男), a renowned scholar and folklorist advocated Sacred–profane dichotomy of 'hare ke' traditional world-view of Japanese people accompanied by time theory . It is a balance between "ハレHare" and "ケKe" of activities that have maintained Japanese life.

Simple mention, Our life activity can be divided "Hare" (ハレ;はれ; 晴れ; 霽れ) and "Ke"Ke (ケ；け; 褻) can be divided into two categories of the unusual and the usual , mundane and ritual.

4)　 Tamaki Niime : https://www.niime.jp/ Good Design Award winner 2021 at Japan.

5) "Matsuri Nui まつり縫" call the movement of bending and stitching the edges of the fabric while turning the thread from the inside to the outside. IIt connected with Japanese life dichotomy of "Hare" and "ke" .

( Japanese "Matsuri 祭り" mean "play"or "festival". "Nui 縫" mean "stitch".)