CHISATO MATSUMOTO
b. 1994, JapanBorn in Hiroshima in 1994, Chisato Matsumoto completed her PhD in Art Studies at Hiroshima City University in 2023. Currently, she lives and works in Hiroshima, Japan.
Matsumoto reinterprets traditional Japanese art and craft techniques for the modern day. She creates three-dimensional forms using shibori, a traditional Japanese tie-dyeing technique, and features the cloth tied with thread through various forms of expression such as installations, performances, and kinetic art. Manipulating the fabric to resemble human figures, Matsumoto incorporates the complex energies and dynamics of contemporary society into her work through abstract spatial modelling based on the theme of “the individual and the crowd”.
Recently, her work has expanded to explore Asian dyeing and weaving cultures, as she experiments with installations that incorporate floss silk.
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