“Nijika” is sawako’s installation using projection, light, clothes and sound, which was first exhibited at AD&A Gallery, Osaka in 2008. The fragments of memories and the layers of light create the fragile space of dream.

For “Nijika” booklet, Taylor Deupree and Maki Kaoru captures the ephemeral moments of “Nijika” through their camera lenses. Haco and San Francisco base curator, Ed Patuto contribute texts about the work. The performance videos of Midori Hirano, o.blaat and sawako in “Nijika” as a stage set, the video documentation of “Nijika” installation and sawako’s unreleased video works are in the DVD.

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“One sunny day, I found tiny rainbows here and there in the bathroom. I put my hand gently under the light. A rainbow is in my palm … Leaves in the woods are modulating sound and light. A whirlwind from an unknown place is blowing from the computer window. In the calm bright light, listening to the voice of the woods quietly … With a little help from technology, I try to create everyday miracles which give a passing moment of contemplation for audiences to escape from the daily hustle.”

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Booklet : A5(21 x 14.8 cm), 42 pages, Japanese traditional book binding style, limited edition 450 (hand numbered by the artist)

DVD:NTSC, region free, total 36 min. 20 sec.

Release Year: 2010