Chiharu Shiota | The Red Thread: Tens of Thousands of Threads Weaving Through Space

Chiharu Shiota | Red Thread Weave: Tens of Thousands of Threads Weaving Throughout the Space

The entire exhibition room is filled with tens of thousands of fine wool threads stretched from the ceiling, walls, and floor, forming a three-dimensional web of uneven density. The deepest parts are almost opaque, while near the entrance it is sparse. The threads are a single color, either vivid red or all black, with no second color. Everyday objects—old keys, boats, window frames, suitcases, white dresses—are suspended within the web, entangled and enveloped by the threads, as if captured by memory. People can pass through a narrow path left open, their bodies almost touching the threads. The threads intersect in space, creating layers of depth, and light passing through creates a mist-like effect. Wide-angle shot, showing both the gradual change in thread density and the silhouettes of the suspended objects. Avoid: uniform thread density, using multiple colors, removing suspended objects, leaving too wide a passage.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

整個展間被數萬條細毛線從天花、牆與地板之間拉滿,形成一團密度不均的三維織網,深處幾乎不透光,靠近入口處則稀疏。線的顏色為單一的鮮紅或全黑,沒有第二種色。網中懸吊著日常的物件——舊鑰匙、船、窗框、行李箱、白色洋裝,被線纏繞包裹,彷彿被記憶捕獲。人可以沿著一條被留出的窄路穿過,身體幾乎碰到線。線在空間中相互交錯產生層層的深度感,光穿過時形成薄霧般的效果。廣角拍攝,線的密度漸變與懸吊物件的輪廓同時可見。避免:線的密度均一、使用多種顏色、拿掉懸吊物件、留出過寬的通道。