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Artist Statement:
“Rainbows dance on your palm
from the reflections of
ripples in water. Spinning
colours of light are threads
that become a malleable form
like clay. Holography is the
medium by which such images
can be realized. Each trace of
brushwork from the drawing
hand floats in 3 dimensions
like streams of light in
frozen time. Its appearance is
always changing depending on
one’s viewpoint. One is always
aware of time and light.
“The enjoyment of the
presentation and space unifies
the artwork. By entering the
space, participants enter the
work itself and experience a
symbiotic relationship with
the work. They can take their
own perceived understanding of
the space, as if to steel it,
yet they remain in the same
time and space of perception
in which it is originally
experienced, if not in the
visual memory then in the
somatic memory. To be there
and to feel; the physical is a
very important thing.” (Ishii,
Setsuko)
Ms. Ishii’s aim is to enable
the viewers of her works to
grasp the world as a
subjective experience and to
unconsciously awaken an
understanding of Japanese
culture. Through the
individual parts, the power of
the whole is constructed
viscerally. The...
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Exhibitions for Setsuko Ishii:
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SOLO EXHIBITION (selected)
1982 Museum of Holography, Paris, France
Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Italy
1985 New Experiences in Perception, Museum of Holography, New York, USA
1986 Museum of Holography, Pulheim, Germany
Walker Hill Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Cite International des Arts, Paris, France
1989 Forum’89, 100 One-Man Show, Hamburg Messe, Germany
1993 Spinning Thread of Light -World of Setsuko Ishii-, Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum, Nagano, Japan
1995 Photon Weaving Nature, Takasaki Museum of Art, Japan
2000 Holography, Light Time Space, California Institute of Art, Los Angeles, USA
World of Setsuko Ishii – Holography, Ikeda Museum of Art, Nagano, Japan
2003-04 Holography Art Exhibition Featuring/Setsuko Ishii, Huistenbosch Art Museum, Japan
2005 HML Showroom, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Spinning Thread of Light – World of Setsuko Ishii Holography Art, Tsuruoka Art Forum, Yamagata, Japan
Spinning Thread of Light, National Taiwan Normal Universit, Taiwan
2007 Percorsi Di Luce Nel Tempo, Villa Dei Quintili-Roma, Italy
GROUP EXHIBITION (selected)
1978 12th Tokyo Biennial, Tokyo, Japan
1979 1st Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition, The Hakona Open-Air Museum, Japan
15th Sao Paulo Binnial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
New Spaces, The Holographer’s Vision, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, USA
1980 Photokina ’80, Cologne Messe, Cologne, Germany
1981 Laser Artland Taipei ’81, Taipei, Japan
A Scene of Contemporary Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Art, Miyagi, Japan
Yo-In, Melbourne State College, Australia
1982 1st International Exhibition of Display Holography, Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
1983 Light Dimensions, The Royal Photography Society, Bath, UK
Art & Technology, Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan
Illusion and Form, Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Japan
Realism Now, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan
1984 Nichido Contemporary Art Exhibition 1984, Nichido Salon, Tokyo, Japan
Ki, Ginza-Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo Japan
5th Contemporary Woman Art Exhibition, Yuneno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Lichit-Blicke, Deutsches Film Museum, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
1985 International High Technology Art Festival ’85, Seibu, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Japan.Avant-Garde of the Future, Geniva, Italy
Holography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Découvrez l’Holographie, Palais de la Découverie, Paris, France
1986 Holomedia ’86, Faszination in Licht und Ton, Staditsch Galerie, Karlsrue, Germany
1987 Images in Time and Space, National Museum of Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada
Images du Future ’87, Old Port, Montreal, Canada
1988 Artware-Fest Kunst und Elektronik, Hanover Messe, Germany
Japan High Technology Art Exhibition, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taizhon, Taiwan
1989 Artec ’89, World Design Expo., Aichi, Japan
Another Light, Thomas Gallery, Munich, Germany
1990 International Congress on Art in Holography, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dome, USA
1991 Raume aus Licht, Akademia Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Fiat Lux!, Feria International de Muestras de Astrius Gijon, Spain
1992 World Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
1993 3rd International de Tecnologias, SESC Pompeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Electronic Surface Liquid Structure, O Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Point of View, Retretti Art Center, Finland
Techno Art, Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Canada
1995 Premonition on Future, Museum of Art, Chongjiu, Korea
4th International de Tecnologias de Imagen, SESC Pompeia, Sao Paulo
1996 Science-Art, Museum of Art, Tscuba, Japan
1997 Art Adventure, Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, Japan
Egg of Mobius, Paltenon Tama, Tokyo, Japan
1997-00 Unfolding Light, Tour Exhibition, Starting from MIT Musem, USA
1999-00 Holography, Tour Exhibition starting from Museum of Art, Rauma, Finland
2000 New Age of Holography, Museum of Art, Canton, USA
Holography, Tokyo Metropolitan Film Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Light and It’s Representation, Nerima Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2002 Image-Media-Museum, Kurashiki City Art Museum, Tokyo Japan
2003 Leading Light, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dome, Indiana, USA
Holding Light, Women’s Exhibition, Pola Museum Annex, Tokyo, Japan
Balls for Meditation, Kawagoe, City Art Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
2006 Egg of Mobius, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
Holography – From the Science to the Art, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
2007 Little Prince, Matsuya Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
2008-09 DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow 2008, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
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