2021 – Osaka, Japan

Decoration sets up Everyday“(2021)
《日々の装飾》シリーズ(2021)

These works are aimed to create sculptures that can naturally encourage the feelings to dress up.
Works at the group exhibition, ‘Wonderful JewelryGallery Yu-Ei, Osaka.

コロナ禍にて外出を控え、「『あんなおばあが口紅なんかして』と言われるから」と着飾ったりお化粧をすることも控えてしまうようになった祖母に、日常の延長で身に付けたくなるような装飾品を目指し制作したシリーズ。木彫と編んだ綿紐の組み合わせで、色は控えめだが質感の多様なネックレスを制作した。

飾ることの減った祖母(90代)や母(60代)が、華美になりすぎな色や素材だが、日常に着飾る起点となる存在感の装飾品を目指したものである。街中にある祖母宅のベランダにて、街の風景を背景にそれぞれの装飾品を撮影した。

グループ展「ワンダフル・ジュエリー」(2021/ギャラリー佑英/大阪)にて展示。

–wooden sculpture, knitted cotton cord dyed with tea, wooden drawer, cement plastered table top
–木彫、編んで染めた綿糸、古家具のひき出し、モルタル打ちの天板

The work started from a conversation with the grandmother of the artist who was now in her 90’s. One day she said, ‘I won’t do a makeup anymore. If I walk around the neighborhood with a makeup, people will say that I must be going senile and showing an seductive behavior to everybody.’ 

Her words made Tsukuda think about how she can encourage her grandmother to enjoy dressing up without limiting herself. Tsukuda decided to make accessories with natural wood without painting colors and carve the woods impressive enough to cheer her to dress up. The cotton cord is dyed with a soft color and knitted simply, and is long enough to put on without effort.

The photos are artist’s mother and grandmother, showing how they can dress the ‘sculpture’ differently.