Saya Irie入江早耶
Born in 1983 in Okayama, Irie completed Hiroshima City University’s pre-doctoral art studies course in 2009, and is currently based in Hiroshima. She shows her work at solo exhibitions, specially curated exhibitions, and art festivals both in Japan and abroad, in addition to devoting herself to creating works during artist residencies in recent years. Irie has developed a unique technique that consists of rubbing out two-dimensional images with an eraser, and then using the eraser dust to recreate the same image in the form of a three-dimensional sculpture. By defamiliarizing existing images — through works that transform images of Kannon the Goddess of Mercy as depicted in Japanese hanging scrolls into three-dimensional forms, or reconfigure everyday objects and conversations into new mythologies — Irie prompts us to reconsider the relationship between representation and materiality in the contemporary world. Laced with humor, these works persistently question the nature of memory and faith within visual culture.
https://www.sayairie.com
