Period: Apr 3 – May 8, 2010
Venue: Singapore Tyler Print Institute
Image courtesy of STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery, Singapore
In the fall of 2008, Tabaimo stayed and worked at STPI for about three weeks.
The entire staff of the studio, of which there were about 10 people at the time, came together to work with Tabaimo for the three weeks.
The residency ended when Tabaimo had decided what she wanted to do and the staff at the studio understood what she wanted to do. Then, during the whole year of 2009, the works were completed thanks to the generous efforts of the workshop staff, who exchanged many e-mails and checked the status of the project with photos. The exhibition was held in April 2010.
The exhibition consisted of 22 works in six different formats which titled “wallpaper”, “in-inner”, “overnight”, “skinspots”, “deep forest”, and editioned work “show through”.
The exhibition space was composed with these works and interlocking animations projected in the exhibition hall.
When we draw a picture, naturally, you have a piece of paper in front of you.
Placing my materials on the piece of paper, I weave my image.
Drawing means taking over the white space on the papers.
Or soiling the papers’ pure whiteness.
When making paper became part of my work, I show my beastliness.
Realizing my monstrous act, I offer dignity through violence to create my works.
Tearing, cutting, burning, mashing, covering papers with papers.
Then the papers – the organic matter – convey a deep richness of expression.
私たちが絵を描くとき、当たり前のように用意される紙。
紙の上に素材を置いていくことで、イメージをつむぎ出していく。
絵に描くということは、紙の白を覆っていくこと。真っ白く作られた美しい紙を汚していくということ。
紙を作る行程が制作の一部となった時、自身の傍若無人の行為が明らかとなる。
そこを自覚した上で、暴力をふるいながら敬意を表したのが今回の作品群だ。
破る、切る、燃やす、ぐちゃぐちゃにする、紙を紙で覆う。
有機物で作り上げられた紙はそのような行為で表情を豊かにしていく。