Exhibition location: Bellow Building
Title: Untitled AMAMI 2024
2024 Silver leaf, washi, sliding doors
This work was created by the artist during his two-week stay at Ryukyu Villa Bellow. Influenced by the climate and natural features of Amami Oshima, the color and texture of the silver leaf have changed over the course of more than 20 years.
“In this project I created during my stay in Amami, I left the silver leaf intact on the sliding doors(fusuma), leaving the discoloration to Amami's warm and humid climate. The discoloration brought about by the natural environment brings about changes that can only be promoted here and now. Works that have gone through this process have a stronger sense of place than traditional works, and
have changed from having a strong physical aspect to being an extension of people's realistic time axis. Another unknown site-specificity of the natural world will be emphasized. ”
(From the artist himself)
Shuhei Fukuda (Artist / Curator)
Born in Japan. PhD in Fine Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.
Fukudaʼ s practice is rooted in traditional Japanese painting, which he reinterprets through contemporary methods using traditional materials and techniques. His work often features silver leaf, allowing it to undergo natural oxidation, which fosters a subtle interaction between the artist and the medium. This process
emphasizes the materiality of the artworkʼ s surface and reflects an Eastern philosophy that values the inherent beauty and impermanence of nature.
Selected solo exhibitions include "Quiet Colors" (RUE VERTE, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2023) and "Change / Unchanging = Universal" (Arts Chiyoda 3331, Tokyo, 2019). Key group exhibitions include "Three Paths, Three Methods" (České Budějovice House of Art, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, 2025), "Touches" (kvalitar, Prague, Czech Republic, 2025), and "MINIMAL \ REDUCTIVE" (Five Walls Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, 2025).
