Duet series vol.3　 Rina Temmyo & Sonoko Nukaga

About Exhibition：
"Duet Series" Vol.3, a series of joint exhibition of two artists into one space, would present affinity： Rina Temmyo, a dry-lacquer artist and Sonoko Nukaga working with terracotta. The exhibition is a package focusing on their similarities, the figural motif and the use of molds, despite different material and techniques. We hope you enjoy contrasting two air from their works.
(Cooperator: Masaharu Makuuchi, Gallery Tsubaki)


I have created works to accomplish expression of "something on the boundary line" and"something beautiful, calm and dignified existing in the place slightly out of standard" with using dry-lacquer which is traditional technique making Buddhist statue in Nara period. (Rina Temmyo)
I have no idea what certainly exists there. I am wondering how viewer would reconcile themselves to the uncomfortable situation when facing sculptures which have clear-cut presence but are deprived of surface asperity supposed to exist and when facing lack of the focus and the meaning supposed to exist; this situation seems same as we feel fear against the black box of person facing. I have created works to aim for stereoscopic expression of entrance leading to re-consideration of visual sense and thought. (Sonoko Nukaga)