CV - Emika Komuro

Emika Komuro

Studio

Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan

Biography

1989 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1991-2009 Raised to Fukuoka, Japan
2016 Graduated from the Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design of Musashino Art University, majoring in Metalwork
2016-2018 Worked as a designer for a bespoke jewellery company
2019 Began working as a jewellery artist
2021 Began working as a part-time lecturer at Musashino Art University, majoring in Metalwork

Solo Exhibitions

2021 Dessin(Nakameguro, Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions and Events

2021 morgenrot(Aoyama, Tokyo)
  Wako(Ginza, Tokyo)
  Mori museum shop(Roppongi, Tokyo)
2020 Spiral Market(Aoyama, Tokyo)
  Anthology2020/Wako(Ginza, Tokyo)
Fuligo shed(Nagoya, Aichi)
morgenrot(Aoyama, Tokyo)
design gallery 1953(Ginza, Tokyo)
OUR FAVOURITE SHOP(Shirogane, Tokyo)
2019 New Jewelry Tokyo/SPIRAL(Aoyama, Tokyo)
AC.GALLERY(Ginza, Tokyo)
2018 Mitsukoshi(Ginza, Tokyo)
OUR FAVOURITE SHOP(Shirogane, Tokyo)
2016 Musashino Art University(Kodaira, Tokyo)
AC.GALLERY(Ginza, Tokyo)
EARTH + gallery(Kiba, Tokyo)
morgenrot(Aoyama, Tokyo)
SPIRAL(Aoyama, Tokyo)
2015 rooms 31/Yoyogi Stadium(Yoyogi, Tokyo)
2014 New Jewelry Tokyo/3331Arts Chiyoda(Chiyoda, Tokyo)

Awrd

2018 Shirogane Gochoume Award　2ndPrize

Since I was little, I have always been surrounded by nature.In Japan, Gods are said to exist in all things, and my hometown has a number of events related to this idea.When the light or wind talks to me; when I am embraced by the darkness; when I smell the soil or grass; or when I hear a whisper of green leaves, a truly natural scene appears with joy, sorrow or other emotions and ‘something’ grows inside me.The environment in which I grew up created all sorts of ‘something’ inside me.However, I have been frustrated because I can never touch or see it.

This is somewhat similar to the notions of ‘absolute nothingness’ and ‘pure experience’ articulated by philosopher Kitaro Nishida, or ‘physis’ in Greek philosophy.According to Nishida’s philosophy, things are nothing more than events or beings and these events and beings are simply gathered around the place of me.

The experience of looking at the real world before this intuition comes, as something true forever, to gather into myself.It is my firm belief that this kind of ‘something’ is a beautiful object that cannot be replaced by anything.I wish to resonate with other people and nature by expressing ‘something’ as jewellery, which works as a common language that leads to the realisation of existing beauty.I also create each item of jewellery in the hope that it will become a piece that affirms the true nature of the wearer.

My creation begins with a drawing as if I am collecting the ‘something’ that has gathered around the place of me.I draw with a pencil or pen and use collage techniques.By using collage, it is possible to reduce the number of touches and create a picture in a purer manner.
I then make jewellery based on my drawings.
My artworks are made using the traditional Japanese technique of cloisonné. The reason for using cloisonné is that its pieces are delicate but immutable while the beauty peculiar to glass appeals to my instinct and urges me to express.
There will be more brooches like this for as long as I feel and continue my creation. There is no end to this work.I will continue to visit different places and collect ‘something’ that I feel there and that grows inside me.

小室えみ香

アトリエ
東京・福岡

1989 東京生まれ
1991-2009 福岡で育つ
2016 武蔵野美術大学工芸工業デザイン学科金工専攻卒業
2016-2018 オーダーメイドジュエリー店にてデザイナーとして勤務
2019- 独立作家活動
2021- 武蔵野美術大学工芸工業デザイン学科金工専攻にて非常勤講師として勤務

福岡の自然に囲まれた土地と東京とを制作・活動の拠点とし、日本の伝統技法である七宝を主に使った工芸・ジュエリー作家として、全ての作品を作家一人で制作。
自らの原風景である土の感触や香り、木々の擦れ合う声、草むらの匂い、山に潜む動物たち、あたたかな暗闇、神社に住まう見えない何か、どこからか飛んできた種子から咲いた花たち、大地を潤す雨、遊ぶための友人だった川、そんな原風景から、直感より先の何かを掬い取るように感じ生まれる何かを作品に反映させ、永く使えるものを出来る限り自然を思いやりながら作ることを大切にし日々制作している。

「在るのに無い。無いのに在る。
物質的にはそこに無いけれど確かにある感覚。
それは直観より先にありのままの世界をみつめる経験であり、私たち人の主観から離れて存在した変化する現象の根底をなす永遠に真なるものであると私は考えます。
決して目で捉えることができないその“何か”は、どんなものにも代えがたいほど美しく、ときめきの物体であるに違いない。そう感じ確信しています。
確かに感じているその“何か”をこの手に拾い上げ、自然や他者との共鳴やそうした美の実在の自覚につながる共通言語としてジュエリーや作品が存在し、身に着ける人自身の真なるものを肯定するような存在となることを願っています。」

個展

2021 Dessin(中目黒・東京)

グループ展やイベント

2021 Spiral Market(青山・東京)
     SPIRAL/New Jewelry Tokyo(青山・東京)
     和光/Anthology2020(銀座・東京)
     morgenrot(青山・東京)
　　森美術館ミュージアムショップ（六本木・東京）
和光(銀座・東京)
2020 Spiral Market(青山・東京)
和光/Anthology2020(銀座・東京)
Fuligo shed栄店(名古屋・愛知)
morgenrot(青山・東京)
design gallery 1953(銀座・東京)
OUR FAVOURITE SHOP(白金・東京)
2019 SPIRAL/New Jewelry Tokyo(青山・東京)
AC.GALLERY(銀座・東京)
2018 銀座三越(銀座・東京)
OUR FAVOURITE SHOP(白金・東京)
2016 武蔵野美術大学大学美術館(小平・東京)
AC.GALLERY(銀座・東京)
LUCK / EARTH + gallery(木場・東京)
morgenrot(青山・東京)
SPIRAL(青山・東京)
2015 rooms 31/代々木体育館(代々木・東京)
2014 3331Arts Chiyoda/New Jewelry 2014(千代田・東京)

Awrd

2018 白金5丁目AWARD ジュエリークラフト部門準グランプリ