6 October 2022
Private View: La Mer by Yuken Teruya
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to showcase Yuken Teruya’s first UK show, marking the 50th year of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan after the American occupation. Teruya is fascinated by human perceptions of the ever-changing moment. For him, the modest practice of drawing is a mighty tool not only to observe hierarchies, but to rebalance them. Teruya’s work utilises temporary, fragile materials: his cut-out pieces can be described as expanded drawings, but also as delicate sculptures. The sea is a constant presence in the Okinawan landscape and a recurring theme in Teruya’s work. The exhibition La Mer encapsulates Teruya’s perspective: historic and present references to the Okinawan condition, ecological systems within material cultures, and power relationships between countries.
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