The Setouchi City Museum of Art will host a solo exhibition by Mr Motoi Yamamoto, an artist who has been invited to participate in the European Capital of Culture Salzkammergut 2024 (Austria)! Mr Yamamoto uses salt in his work. We invite you to discover Yamamoto’s graceful and spectacular installation, created with special thought and care!

★Message from the artists★
This time I will create an installation with a cherry blossom motif. More than a hundred thousand salt petals in the shape of cherry blossoms will be scattered on the floor.
The title “Sakurashibefuru” (cherry blossom pistils falling) is a haiku term describing late spring. The falling of the red and purple stamens is a time when the flowering season is over and many people lose interest in the cherry blossoms, but it is also a time that gives us a small reminder to think about the new greenery and the high summer that will come next.
I would like to think of the cherry trees in full bloom, of the thick trunks, the supple branches and the strong roots, which over a long period of time have produced layers of salt petals and countless blossoms. I want to imprint the precious memories in my heart once again.

Sakurashibefulu-Motoi Yamamoto Solo Exhibition

Date: 9 Mar. ~ 5 May 2021
[Venue] Setouchi City Museum of Art
[Detail]　http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ja&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.city.setouchi.lg.jp/museum/index.html
Profile on Meet Up ECoC!：https://eu-japanfest.org/meet-up/artist/profile/368