Shiota, Chiharu | State of Being (windows), 2021 — available on Composition Gallery

Metal frame, Windows and Thread Initialed lower right CS. Series: State of Being. Chiharu Shiota’s State of Being (Windows) (2021) is a mesmerizing sculptural installation that embodies her signature exploration of memory, absence, and interconnectedness. Encased within a delicate yet intricate web of red thread, fragmented window frames appear suspended in time, evoking a ghostly presence of spaces once inhabited. The vibrant red threads create an ethereal enclosure, symbolizing both entrapment and connection, while the windows suggest portals to the past, lost narratives, or unseen possibilities. Shiota’s work often engages with themes of personal and collective history, using thread as a metaphor for human relationships and the invisible ties that bind us to places and experiences. This unique piece, part of her State of Being series, continues her investigation into the fragility of existence and the traces we leave behind, transforming ordinary objects into evocative meditations on time and memory.

Chiharu Shiota (Japan, 1972) creates immersive installations using threads, often red or black, to weave haunting environments that explore memory, absence, and human connection. Trained in performance and visual art, she blends sculpture and conceptual art. Her large-scale thread works have been exhibited globally, including at the Venice Biennale.

Chiharu Shiota

State of Being (windows), 2021

Name: State of Being (windows), 2021
SKU: 15586

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Thread is like a mirror of my feelings.

- Chiharu Shiota

Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972 Japan) is a Berlin-based installation artist known for her immersive environments woven from thread, memory, and emotion. Trained in painting and performance, Shiota shifted toward large-scale installations that use red, black, or white yarn to trace invisible connections between people, objects, and inner states. Everyday items like keys, dresses, or empty beds often appear in her work, acting as vessels of human presence and absence. Themes of identity, transience, and the body’s relationship to space are central to her practice. Influenced by artists such as Marina Abramovicand her own experience living between cultures, Shiota creates poetic spaces that invite viewers into a shared contemplation of existence. Her work bridges sculpture, drawing, and performance, echoing both Japanese aesthetic traditions and Western conceptualism.

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