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Annika Yuria Kubota

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I see myself with a sculptural practice with an emphasis on tactility and craftsmanship. Thematically, my works are rooted in memory and the spaces I have observed, occupied, and passed through.

I will be progressing onto BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins from this September.

I see myself with a sculptural practice with an emphasis on tactility and craftsmanship. Thematic...

I have always wanted to keep a piece of the ever changing world around me and freeze it in time, just for myself to keep and cherish behind closed doors. I especially feel this way with the uncontrollable processes present in nature that I have observed since I was a child in my grandparents’ farms - growing, rotting, fermenting, peeling. 

Presented as a study of such changes and a small history museum of a sort, I wanted to share a bit of my experiments over the last year from my growing collection of textiles and materials stemming from this obsession. 

Final work

Wooden box with three fabric samples inside.
Wooden box with one large tactile sample inside.

Research and process

Sketchbook page with various imagery and paper experiments.

Sketchbook

Initial collage and drawings with paper.

Sketchbook page with material sampling and paper experiments.

Sketchbook

Tactile and paper-cutting experiments to explore texture and shape.

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I have always wanted to keep a piece of the ever changing world around me and freeze it in time, just for myself to keep and cherish behind closed doors. I especially feel this way with the uncontrollable processes present in nature that I have observed since I was a child in ...

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