Shiro Oni Residency Drawings and Rock Rubbings

During one month at Shiro Oni Residency in Onishi, Gunma prefecture in Japan, I have been working on exploring traditional Shodo techniques and experimenting with the the materials, tools and the vision of the contemporary developments of Shodo.

‘Line is just a line’ project was created during one month at the Shiro Oni Studio, inspired by natural surroundings, ‘Sanbaseki’ rocks, cultural heritage of Onishi town. The installation is a site specific work, which brings together various techniques around traditional and experimental calligraphy and shodo, as using ‘fude’ in drawing created from local grass and rice straw, ‘Takuhon’ method of rock rubbing, created on ‘sarashi’ fabric.

Below are photographs of my studio practice with Nature's brushes and rock rubbings.