Artist/Maker:

Manami Aoki
Japan, 1995

Title:

Hair of the Wood 1

  • Year: 2017
  • Type: Brooch
  • Material: cypress, silver, stainless steel
  • Size: 100 x 30 x 30 mm
  • Aquisition: 2019, Young Talent
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Manami Aoki says the following about her work: “In our general impression, wood is a hard material. However, I spent a lot of time hammering and untying it. Through this experiment, I discovered that each piece of wood is composed by many wooden fibers, looking like human hair all messed up and untidy after sleep. Therefore, I want to make it tidy with a comb.”