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   Cynthia

   July 26, 2020

   I love this project…so humane..gentle and strong at the same time. thank you
   cynthia

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   Crystal Marshall

   July 26, 2020

   Very inspiring. Visualizing the invisible-music in this case is no easy task. The description of how the paper alone is made is fascinating as I’ve never heard of hemp and linen combination. I love the all natural process, very eco-friendly use of ink and paper. The forms remind me of stars that when zoomed in very closely with powerful telescopes they appear to have some sort of frequency or pulse thus communicating some form of message.

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   Roberta Orlando

   July 28, 2020

   That’s great Chikako, thanks for sharing it. This connects history, education, and the participation of people. Very well done.

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   raemansky

   July 30, 2020

   What a poetical way to translate this historical event… I love the interactive touch in consideration with the theme, this makes it so deep. It’s really well thought over, all thru. Truly the work of a master <3

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   Nazar Niazmetov

   July 31, 2020

   As far as I remember, 30 people helped her do her work during the Petersburg stage, most of them during master classes. Someone asked for extra, even outside the exhibition’s time. Many visitors were impressed by the process! The making from a stone block – thick and darkness black ink was extremely curious: friction for 15 minutes, friction, friction, and then dilution with water, a neat transfusion. Meditation. Thoughts. A minute is like an eternity, like three hungry years. And then transfer to a lush, fleecy, very unusual, square paper-canvas. And this strange smell of natural materials!..

   I would also like to note that the gallery where the exhibition was located is more or less a white cube. I think it’s hard to believe, right? The exposition of works was something extremely witty, and I think it would be well worth a separate comment from Chikako. Visitors found themselves in a sort of labyrinth or black book with repeated symbols. I am deliberately not talking about the meaning, about an unusual visual translation of that terrible experience of real fascism. Intentionally, because the very “form”, the very objects in the Chikako’s project capture attention and speak.

   In fact, there was something magical about it in a good way!
   As an assistant and consultant for visitors, I always came out with a sense of calm. Thank you, Chikako!

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