Exhibition location: Sōtetsu building
Work title: 結(Yui)
2022, Stained glass
Stained glass installed as a ground-level window(Ji-mado) on the wall of a Japanese-style room.
The motif "knot(Yui/結)" physically means to tie or connect, but in the Ryukyu area, such as Amami Oshima, it means "the residents of a small village helping and cooperating with each other." Amami Oshima is said to be "an island where the spirit of Yui/結 lives on," and the spirit of mutual aid has been deeply rooted since ancient times.
Stained glass artist: Hiroshi Kumazaki
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Lives in Amami Oshima.
As the head writer (production manager) of North Shore Stained Glass, a long-established company in Sydney, Australia, he produces and installs traditional stained glass, a traditional Western craft while also continuing to create works with a Surf & Nature theme in his own studio. In 2002, he moved his studio to Amami Oshima, where he creates works that blend naturally into Japanese traditional architecture.
