Latest Information and Archive from Mori Art Museum: Chiharu Shiota Exhibition "The Soul Trembles" (2019)

Exhibition Archive: Chiharu Shiota Exhibition "The Soul Trembles" (2019)

Exhibition Overview
• Held from June 20 to October 27, 2019, at the Mori Art Museum, this was the largest solo exhibition to date by Chiharu Shiota, an artist based in Berlin.
• The exhibition encompassed 25 years of her creative world through a variety of mediums, including large-scale installations, sculptures, performance videos, photographs, drawings, and stage design materials.
• The subtitle "The Soul Trembles" reflects the artist's earnest desire to convey the ineffable emotional tremors to the audience.

Highlight Exhibits
• "Where Are We Going?": A massive installation featuring 65 boats suspended from the ceiling, serving as a striking entrance piece that quietly invites visitors on a journey.
• "In Silence": A work featuring a burnt piano and chair entangled in black threads, creating a space with a solemn presence and layered symbolism.
• "Uncertain Journey": An installation made of iron frames and red yarn, materializing memories and anxieties.
• New Installation: A piece combining fragments of the human body, posing fundamental questions to the audience such as "What is the soul?" and "What is the meaning of life?"

Reception
• The exhibition attracted approximately 666,000 visitors, making it the second most attended exhibition in the history of the Mori Art Museum, achieving a level of success akin to a social phenomenon.

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