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Hand play as a friend A
2014
Antique doll, nylon stockings, f
abric, thread, handicraft cotton, nail enamel, cosmetics, baby powder
H22×W12×D15cm

She made this after the death of her aunt, who had been the model for her dolls for a long time.

For this reason, the underpinning magical emotions of resentment and hatred are lost, and a strange brightness has been gained.

It is an empty brightness brought on by a kind of resignation.

Here there is no named personal motif.

The subjects of interest are encompassed in the imaginary “friend” and “relative,” which are ambiguous words, and consciousness is heading to the surface.

The surface, skin, realized by the conscious takes on the role of border between the individual and the world.

The core has been removed and the fragility of a story for self-purpose protects it like a coating.

In this small piece, the hard, dry impression and the gentle wit, the outer surface and the internal, co-exist in balance.

© 2020 Chihiro Kudo

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