Exhibition

Profile

• Born 1963 in Saitama, Japan. Based in Kanagawa, Japan.

Oki Junko carefully hand-stitches imageries as if to engrave traces of life into the fabric. Without any prior sketching, Oki directly stitches her motifs onto the fabric which, although technically simple, betray our understanding of embroidery and triggers a primal sensation for viewers. Her works are a palimpsest of the passage of time and stories that the weathered fabrics and tools she uses have endured over the years, while also incorporating her own time spent in stitching the imagery. This amalgamation yields works that are laden with elements of new life and chance. With all that comes into being and the certain passing of time, the many temporal layers and the finding of different landscapes are at the crux of Oki’s practice.

Selected exhibitions

2022

Solo exhibition, Oki Junko: The Exposed, Kamakura Annex of The Museum of Modern Art (Kanagawa, Japan)

2021

Go For KOGEI 2021, SpecialExhibition I: The Future of Craft Aesthetics: Kogei, Contemporary Art, and Art Brut, Natadera Temple (Ishikawa, Japan)

2020

Solo exhibition, anthology, Hagi Uragami Museum (Yamaguchi, Japan)

2017

Solo exhibition, Moon and chrysalis, Shiseido Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)

2016

Collection 1: Nous Collection 1—sewing and living, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art (2016, Ishikawa, Japan)

• “anthology” 2023
• FUJI TEXTILE WEEK
• Photo by Kenryou Gu