Exhibition from 24 May to 7 September (Blanca y Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection)
Ayako Rokkaku's paintings exist in an untethered world, a space where time is fluid and forms dissolve as quickly
where time is fluid and forms dissolve as quickly as they appear.
they appear. Her work resists fixed narratives, surrendering to the ephemeral and the infinite process of becoming.
infinite process of becoming. Through his canvases float figures in dreamlike states,
slipping between presence and absence, embodying both familiarity and strangeness.
as well as strangeness. There is a weightless quality in the artist's work with her hands: a delicate
a delicate transience that reflects the essence of the monkey, the Japanese aesthetic of the
no aware, the Japanese aesthetic of transience, in which each moment is both ephemeral and
ephemeral and at the same time deeply felt.
Ayako Rokkaku's paintings exist in a world untethered, a space where time
is fluid and forms dissolve as quickly as they appear. Her work resists fixed
narratives, embracing the ephemeral and the infinite process of becoming.
Across her canvases, figures hover in dreamlike states, slipping between
presence and absence, embodying both familiarity and strangeness. There is
a weightless quality to her handwork, a delicate transience that mirrors the
essence of mono no aware, the Japanese aesthetic of impermanence-where
every moment is both fleeting and deeply felt.
Danaï Loukas
For those moments when you feel like paradise.
Format: 24 x 32 cm (width by height)
80 pages inside, with a fold-out
Flexbinder binding, round spine
Authors: Danaï Loukas, Ayako Rokkaku and Guillermo Solana
28 catalogue works reproduced in full colour
ISBN: 979-13-87729-01-1
