In Praise of Smallness by Misa Asanuma

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“In Praise of Smallness” on Misa Asanuma installatsioon. Kunstnik on teinud valiku oma isiklikest esemetest, enda loodud keraamikast ja tavaelu leidudest, esitledes neid sotsiaalse või kultuurilise kontekstita. Külastajad on oodatud meelt lahutama vaadeldes objekte läbi ebatavalise nurga, fokusseerides väikestele asjadele, mis on humoorikad, kummastavad ja pilkupüüdvad.

Tänu aistilisele/sensoorsele kiindumusele on Asanuma jaoks objektide/teoste huvitavaks omaduseks nende “väiksus”. Arvestades tema Jaapani (või laiemalt Aasia) etnilist tausta, on tema viibimine lääne ühiskonnas pannud teda märkama vahesid suurustes. Toidud, ruumid, inimeste liikumine ja paljud muud faktorid on siin palju suuremad kui need millega ta kodus on harjunud. Pealegi, keraamikateoste loomisel mõistis ta, et palju mugavam on luua ja töötada väikeste mõõtmetega. Seda kõike arvesse võttes, peab ta väiksust osaks oma loomingu huvitavast identiteedist ning mängib sellega rõõmsal meelel.

Olete soojalt palutud näituse avamisele neljapäeval, 7. novembril kell 18:00. Näitus jääb avatuks kuni 7. detsembrini.

Galerii avatud: T-N 15–20; R-L 15–22; P 15–18 Pärnu maantee 154, 11317

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“In Praise of Smallness“ is the installation practice by Misa Asanuma. The artist gathers objects from her properties, original ceramics and findings from ordinary life. By situating these pieces with pure aesthetic rather than their cultural/social context, visitors are invited to have the fun of looking at objects in unusual ways through focusing on small things that are humorous, uncanny and eye-catching.

Because of her sensory obsession, she finds “smallness” particularly interesting trait of objects. From the view of her ethnic background, namely Japanese (or more largely Asian), situating herself in western society/ environment makes her realize the gap of senses of scale between them. Food, spaces, movement of people… many factors are naturally larger than the ones in her home. Moreover, in the process of making ceramic pieces, she realized it is more comfortable to make small scale pieces than to work with larger ones.

With this in mind, she considers smallness as part of an interesting identity of her creation and happily plays with it. You are cordially invited to the opening on Thursday, November 7 at 6 pm. The exhibition will remain open until December 7th.

Gallery opening times: Tue–Thu 15–20; Fri-Sat 15–22; Sun 15–18 Pärnu maantee 154, 11317