Sayuragi

aaploit presents Sayuragi, a solo exhibition by UEMATSU Mizuki, on view from June 6 through June 22, 2025. This is Uematsu's third solo exhibition, following Floating on the Moon held at aaploit.

This exhibition approaches the origins of existence through the delicate material of tissue paper. Finely cut strips of paper appear as singular "breaths," and the ink that seeps into them reveals the irreversible phenomenon of color separation. Both cutting and dyeing transform the material irreversibly. What forms and colors emerge lies beyond the artist's control—though perhaps in contemporary society, there is little that any of us can truly control.

The destructive act of cutting and the creative act of dyeing coexist on a single plane, building a relationship that elevates each. The cut tissue paper sways gently with the movement of air, emerging in the space as a fluid presence without fixed form. This delicate oscillation is the essence of the exhibition—a perpetual motion that never reaches stillness.

The trembling expanse of tissue paper invites viewers to experience sayuragi as a rich site where multiple presences converge: the artist's intentional cuts, the playful release of material through dyeing, and the forms that move through space. The exhibition draws viewers into a world of oscillation where opposing elements—ephemerality and permanence, destruction and creation, stillness and motion—interweave. The breathing of wind-swept paper and the breathing of the viewer resonate within a quiet space.

For inquiries regarding the exhibition and works, please contact info@aaploit.com.