The Soul Trembles: An Exhibition of Shiota Chiharu's Art and Design Work.

Abstract

The immersive space design work of Shiota Chiharu reflects her unique and delicate artistic expression, her sensitive observation of the world and rich emotional expression. Her works, which are usually inspired by her personal experience and emotion, extend beyond the personal to encompass the concerns of all people, such as life and death, memory and interpersonal relationships. Her art reaches people’s hearts through her use of intertwined net forms, strong and pure colors, and daily objects closely related to life. Shiota Chiharu was born in Osaka in 1972. She studied oil painting in Kyoto Seika University from 1992 to 1996. After 1997, she studied at Braunschweig University of Art and University of the Arts Berlin. She lived in Germany after that (Yoshimoto 2014). Shiota Chiharu’s art includes installation art, performance, and images, and it usually examines intangible themes, such as memory, anxiety, dreams, and silence. Her works have been exhibited in institutions worldwide, including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Art Gallery of South Australia, MoMA PS1, New York, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Freerand Sackler Galleries of Art, Washington D.C, K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, D€ usseldorf, etc. Her works have also appeared in important international exhibitions, including Biennale of Sydney, Setouchi Triennale, Kwangju Art Biennale, etc. In 2015, Shiota Chiharu participated in the 56th La Biennale di Venezia on behalf of Japan. In 2019, Shiota Chiharu’s largest solo exhibition, at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, caused a great sensation and attracted visitors from all over the world. On December 19, 2021, her solo exhibition toured to Shanghai Long Art Museum in China. About eighty pieces of Shiota Chiharu’s works since the 1990s, mainly large-scale installations, sculptures, performance