Miss You, Shanghai Blue

STILLIFE No.18
W500 × D500 × H904 mm
2021, Unique
Copper, Chinese folk tool, Color glass(Blue)
Collected: SOMEWHERE TOKYO

その水桶は隣の大陸からきたものだという。樽を思わせる逞しい姿と太い持ち手。彼の地、生活の日々で使いまわされ、時代を生き抜いたそのあり様に洗練を感じる。彼方の空か、掬い上げられた水なのか。その青は、私が辿ったことのない土地へ郷愁を思わせる。
ミス　ユー　シャンハイブルー

The bucket came from the continent next to Japan. A sturdy design reminiscent of a barrel with a sturdy handle. It has a refined atmosphere, having spent its time being used to its fullest extent. I wondered if the blue of the glass used in the work was the color of the blue sky of the place, or the color of the water stored in the vat. As I imagined this, I felt strangely nostalgic for a place I had never been. Miss you, Shanghai blue.

Photo by Daisuke Yoshio