CHIHARU SHIOTA: THE UNSETTLED SOUL

Widely acclaimed for her distinctive visual language, which combines drawing, performance, sculpture, and installation art, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972) addresses fundamental human concerns. Creating large-scale thread installations that incorporate a variety of everyday objects and memorabilia, she forms powerful environments that evoke a sense of nostalgia, personal history, and collective memory. The catalogue accompanies the exhibition The Unsettled Soul, the first presentation of the artist in the Czech Republic. In addition to extensive photographic documentation of the exhibition at Kunsthalle Praha, the publication features an essay by Jason Waite discussing Shiota’s early works as well as an interview with the artist conducted by the editor, Christelle Havranek, about her key themes and the creation of the Prague exhibition.

ENGLISH VOLUME
Editor: Christelle Havranek
Texts: Ivana Goossen, Christelle Havranek, Chiharu Shiota, Jason Waite
Graphic design: Anežka Hrubá Ciglerová, Nikola Wilde, Richard Wilde (publikum.design)

Number of pages: 152
Dimensions: 210 × 265 mm
Binding: softcover, Japanese fukurotoji binding
Language: English
ISBN: 978-80-908875-5-8

Publishers: Kunsthalle Praha, DCV
Release: February 2025

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