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Chiharu Shiota — State of being #7
Chiharu Shiota

State of being #7

2009

A dense web of black thread envelops worn leather shoes, suspending them in an intricate tangle that suggests both entrapment and connection. Shiota's signature thread work transforms everyday objects into meditations on memory, identity, and the invisible forces that bind us to our past. The accumulation of thread feels simultaneously suffocating and protective, evoking the complex emotional weight carried within personal belongings.

Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2009.

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 8, 2002

Estimate: $35,000$45,000

Sold: $48,260

Lot 82

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Chiharu Shiota, State of being #7, 2009

A dense web of black thread envelops worn leather shoes, suspending them in an intricate tangle that suggests both entrapment and connection. Shiota's signature thread work transforms everyday objects into meditations on memory, identity, and the invisible forces that bind us to our past. The accumulation of thread feels simultaneously suffocating and protective, evoking the complex emotional weight carried within personal belongings.

Dimensions
60 x 60 cm
Year
2009
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Thread Art, Red and Black, Figurative Abstraction, Japanese Artist, Contemporary Artist, Installation Art, Introspective Mood, Female Artist, Memory And Identity, Fiber Art

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