Collection: PREVIEW

Sculpting Light  |  Yoriko Murayama's 'About Her Window Series'

We are pleased to offer an early preview of a new collection of hanging textiles by Yoriko Murayama, bringing together natural fibres, traditional techniques and the subtle interplay of colour, texture and light.

Working with silk, ramie and horsehair, Yoriko brings together materials from different places and traditions, exploring their individual qualities of texture, transparency and colour.

Her practice is rooted in an interest in the histories carried by materials and the knowledge held within traditional making processes. Using the kasuri technique, Yoriko creates subtle contrasts within silk threads, where areas of unrefined fibre retain a distinctive translucency alongside scoured threads that become soft, white and lustrous. Through weaving, these contrasting qualities create layers of texture and allow light to pass through the cloth.

The materials she works with often have their own particular histories. Her silk originates from Kyoto, where it was traditionally produced for kimono weaving, while her hand-spun ramie comes from Korea and her horsehair from China. Natural dyes, including indigo, madder and onion skin, bring out the individual characteristics of each fibre.

Yoriko is particularly interested in the skills and traditions at risk of disappearing as the number of traditional weaving houses and skilled makers declines. Rather than viewing these threads simply as materials, she considers them carriers of knowledge, memory and time. Through her work, she brings these different histories together, weaving new relationships between material, place and tradition.