HARUKA SHOJI

Imaginative reordering of the scenes

 

 

 A collection of woven fabrics inspired by the study of order and disorder.

 

This project focuses on the interrelationship between nature and city, national and international, which was inspired by the philosophy of Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Using ikat dye technique along with block pattern, I explore how the unpredictable is controlled by linear shape, or by other alternatives.

A lot of design resources come from experimenting with human movement such as touching, holding, placing or pushing. From this playful research, I found that how the difference of fibres affects the cloth’s expression. This collection celebrates simplicity that engages people in the eternal beauty of natural fibres: silk, linen and wool, each yarn brings the different quality on the cloth.

With a fresh and contemporary colour palette, I aim to reinterpret a Japanese traditional craft in an individual way. From the Occident’s viewpoint, my work is probably a Japanese-flavoured thing. However, from a Japanese point of view it might have Western elements in it. This is what I am curious about and I see this interest as being a part of making sense of a cosmopolitan society. The constant separation and merging of the cultural form is a big subject in my work.

As I mentioned in my dissertation with the case study of lifestyle magazines, modern people are becoming more individual and creative in a search for the quality of everyday life. My work provides people with a pristine moment, unspoilt and returning them to an experience something of the original condition.