Sui–mon (Water–mark)
Left: Emi Fukuda, 2017, glass, aluminium, 30x20x20. Photo: Mirei Takeuchi
Right: Naoko Inuzuka, 2017, mild steel wire, copper, enamel, 20000x40x80. Photo: Jeremy Dillon. |
Map reference number: 55
Self Preservation
70 Bourke St, Melbourne 25 August – 7 September
Mon–Fri 7.30–12am, Sat–Sun 8–12am Opening: Mon 28 August, 5–7pm
Artist/s: Naoko Inuzuka & Emi Fukuda
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In Sui-mon (Water-mark), two Japanese-born artists, Emi Fukuda and Naoko Inuzuka, endeavor to visually and conceptually capture the fluidity of water in the form of wearable objects.
Influenced by the aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi (the imperfection of beauty), Emi manifests the impermanent nature of water using transparent glass. Naoko uses enamel, which flows like water in the heating process then solidifies. Her works is conceptual, depicting the inner landscape of water.
The art project Sui-mon is an artistic ‘meeting-point’ for Emi and Naoko that symbolically represents the flow of their constant relocation from country to country and town to town.
Influenced by the aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi (the imperfection of beauty), Emi manifests the impermanent nature of water using transparent glass. Naoko uses enamel, which flows like water in the heating process then solidifies. Her works is conceptual, depicting the inner landscape of water.
The art project Sui-mon is an artistic ‘meeting-point’ for Emi and Naoko that symbolically represents the flow of their constant relocation from country to country and town to town.
a. Left: Emi Fukuda, 2017, glass, aluminium, 30x20x20. Photo: Mirei Takeuchi. Right: Naoko Inuzuka, 2017, mild steel wire, copper, enamel, 20000x40x80. Photo: Jeremy Dillon.
About the Artist
Naoko Inuzuka is a Japanese-born visual artist, contemporary jeweller and educator. Naoko's art practice is based on her experience of migration, and ideas surrounding relocation and belonging. She completed her Honours degree in Fine Art (Object Based Practice) at RMIT University in 2015. Since then she has continued to develop and explore her visual expression using metals and enamels, specializing in creating installation artwork and wearable objects. Her work has received numerous awards, and has been exhibited in many countries, including Australia, the USA, Spain, the Netherlands, Estonia and Japan. naokoinuzuka.com
Emi Fukuda is a Japanese-born contemporary Jeweller based in Munich, Germany. Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1980, Emi arrived in Melbourne then completed her Honours degree in Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT University in 2012. She has just graduated from the well-known contemporary jewellery academy, Der Bildenden Künste Akademie, where she studied under professor Otto Künzli and Karen Pontoppidan in 2017. Emi’s artwork has been shown in multiple exhibitions worldwide, including The National Contemporay Jewellery Award in Sydney in 2011, Talente in Munich in 2012, and Schmuck in 2014. She was also selected as a finalist at the Mari Funaki International Contemporary Jewellery Award in Melbourne in 2014 and 2016.
Naoko Inuzuka is a Japanese-born visual artist, contemporary jeweller and educator. Naoko's art practice is based on her experience of migration, and ideas surrounding relocation and belonging. She completed her Honours degree in Fine Art (Object Based Practice) at RMIT University in 2015. Since then she has continued to develop and explore her visual expression using metals and enamels, specializing in creating installation artwork and wearable objects. Her work has received numerous awards, and has been exhibited in many countries, including Australia, the USA, Spain, the Netherlands, Estonia and Japan. naokoinuzuka.com
Emi Fukuda is a Japanese-born contemporary Jeweller based in Munich, Germany. Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1980, Emi arrived in Melbourne then completed her Honours degree in Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT University in 2012. She has just graduated from the well-known contemporary jewellery academy, Der Bildenden Künste Akademie, where she studied under professor Otto Künzli and Karen Pontoppidan in 2017. Emi’s artwork has been shown in multiple exhibitions worldwide, including The National Contemporay Jewellery Award in Sydney in 2011, Talente in Munich in 2012, and Schmuck in 2014. She was also selected as a finalist at the Mari Funaki International Contemporary Jewellery Award in Melbourne in 2014 and 2016.
