Chisato Tamabayashi
To show the life-cycle of a tree
in all its repetitions, struggles
and encounters
in all its repetitions, struggles
and encounters
Much of my work is inspired by nature.
Our experience of nature is not limited by
language, nationality or culture, and in my
work I want to communicate in this primary
way. I especially enjoy working in the book
format, and then transferring and transforming
the ideas that emerge in my books to other
media. In my work ‘9-5’ I wanted to show the
life-cycle of a tree in all its repetitions,
struggles and encounters, at different speeds
and times.
From this came the idea for ‘seasons’ in which
I wanted to present a microscopic view of the
more massive changes in nature. I love to
work with paper, exploring the possibilities of
the material itself. For me, the process of
cutting, folding and forming paper is a kind of
meditation. It is often in these focused
moments that I find inspiration
for new ideas to explore.
Pictured above: Untitled from Season series (detail) © Chisato Tamabayashi