Northern Alps Art Festival 2021
2 October - 21 November 2021, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Theme: Water, Wood, Soil, Sky. General Director: Fram Kitagawa. 36 artists from 11 countries and areas.
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(Chile/France)
REFUGIO
Site-specific installation
In the former ironworks, the artist presents a historic and mystical work that reminds us of a small chapel. The work hanging in a gray, robust factory space is reminiscent of stained glass in a chapel. It draws mountains, lakes and valleys of Omachi with natural light and fills the inside of the factory space with light. Countless rectangles are made of translucent iron thread with a hint of colour. As the title of work implies, it is a space similar to a mountain shelter which protects and warmly welcomes climbers in the Northern Alps. By entering the work, viewers can get a deeper sense of the transparency of the work, its structure and its dialogues with the factory architecture.
Area of exhibition: Headwaters
© Photo, text: Courtesy of Northern Alps Art Festival 2021
Photographer: Tsuyoshi Hongo
2 October - 21 November 2021, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Theme: Water, Wood, Soil, Sky. General Director: Fram Kitagawa. 36 artists from 11 countries and areas.