Silent Invaders in Yokohama -Public Viewing of Striped Alien’s Room- Next Exhibition Info

Posted by shimshim46 on 2015-09-07

Silent Invaders in Yokohama
-Public Viewing of Striped Alien’s Room-
2015/09/29(Tue) -10/11(Sun) 12:00-20:00 (Closen on Monday, Closed at 18:00 on Sunday)
gallery fu 1-31-9 Ishikawa-Cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0868 TEL:070-6429-8597

One alien named “Shimao” who was sent to Japan in order to invade the Earth, he happened to get the idea of dominating human being using the bar code, but as he studied about bar code he was completely fascinated by the charm of bar code…… After lived in the Earth for many years, he has got used to living in Japan, now he really wonders and asks himself ” Can I really invade the Earth ? ” , he is not allowed to go home without invading the Earth. So what will happen in his life and what is his destiny ?I’ll try to represent one world which is sometimes very serious but sometimes comical and mysterious by the combination of my colorful striped artworks and many things surrounding Shimao.

Contemporary Fiber Artist Hidemi Shimura
An artist who creates artworks mainly using embroidery threads. Majored in fashion design at university, and after graduation began working in 3DCG production. In 2005, she began her career as a contemporary artist. In 2006, she moved to Shanghai, a city she fell in love with after a company trip. Although she did not intend to stay in Shanghai for that long, she ended up living there for almost 7 years due to unexpected matters, such as the closure of art galleries due to the world economy crisis. Returned to Japan in December 2013 and currently resides in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. Continues to work as a contemporary artist. Currently, she is working on creating many artworks for the 20th anniversary of her career as an artist in 2025.
In this blog, she posts musings on art, culture, and history, as well as reports on her own activities.
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