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Calling Home Project

2025

Papercraft

Chikako using tweezers to place torn paper pieces onto a papercraft artwork at her studio desk, surrounded by framed pieces

This project is a series of papercraft works inspired by Japanese folk songs and fairytales.

Tearing the paper by hand, I traced the memories of songs I heard in my childhood - fragments that remained in my mind - and gently arranged them within each frame.

By leaving space and not overloading the pieces with detail, I've allowed the ambiguity of memory and the imagination that fills in the gaps to remain visible.

These small stories, shaped by both recollection and feeling, are quietly enclosed in their frames.

When I close my eyes, I can faintly hear the sounds and smell the scents of that time - bringing back memories of the place I once called home.

このプロジェクトは、日本の民謡やお伽話をイメージして制作したペーパークラフト作品です。
手で紙をちぎりながら、幼い頃に聞いた民謡の記憶をたどり、頭の中に残っていた断片を一つひとつ並べています。
あえて細かい描写を詰め込みすぎず、空白や余白を残すことで、私の記憶の曖昧な部分や、想像で補っている部分をそのまま表現しました。

そうして生まれた小さな物語たちを、フレームの中に静かに閉じ込めています。
目を閉じると、かすかに聞こえてくるあの頃の音や匂い、そして故郷で過ごした記憶が、そっと蘇ってきます。

Framed papercraft of a red-crowned crane in flight over a deep blue night sky with a golden moon and torn Japanese text labels
Framed papercraft with cherry blossom branches, Japanese text reading 'ことのは' and 'ひより', and a small hooded figure resting among leaves
Framed papercraft with a small monkey figure, a red sun, a pale moon, and a striped sail shape scattered across a soft yellow background
Framed papercraft with red paper lanterns hanging from a black brushstroke vine, alongside a green mountain shape and scattered leaves
Papercraft in a red herringbone frame showing a potted flower on a striped cushion beside a small black cat with a red bow
Framed papercraft on a green background with the Japanese text 'おうち かえろう' (let's go home), two blue birds on music staff lines, and colorful paper flags below
Chikako holding an in-progress paper lantern made of white washi paper with red brushstrokes, in her studio surrounded by sketches
Cluster of round paper lantern sculptures painted with red brushstrokes, hanging from threads and wire near a studio window
Exhibited by:
City of Saskatoon (2025)
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Locations:
Saskatoon Field House, Cosmo Civic Centre
Created during art residency at:
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