Aoi Kotsuhiroi: Unfamiliar Territory
Aoi Kotsuhiroi is a talent, an artist, a photographer and a story teller. What she does is hard to define without using the word “exquisite” every second on the way.
She doesn’t call her creations, designs because Aoi believes that the use of the word design has become a marketing label to replace the word ‘product’. Now based in France, she keeps on creating exquisite works through chapters. I had the chance to ask her a couple of questions about her Body objects. The first part of the story is called ‘Wet Moon’. It is followed by ‘Nowhere’ and finally the three chapter long Exotic Regrets. All of them are filled with emotions, and far from this world that we know of. They each represent an unfamiliar territory for us -the observer- and go out from our safety zone. These pieces that she makes are neither fashion, nor art. She calls them body objects as to represent, and not limit the essence of the pieces and acknowledge the story and thought process behind them.
What do you call what you do? (body objects) why?
- The body objects are some links to the things, some ties of silence which remain then. A sort of sign of difference to mark a passing …
As a question of behavior and look …
Lets talk about Colourless Murder and Silent Wolf your latest art work. Can you tell us the story behind it? What inspired you for these body objects? They look cinematographic.
- Stories behind her… As a abandonment to not return,
shadows with familiar outlines
a reason to know the forgetting …
I let her sleeping
this morning in the rain
like a sound that is breathing
she’s telling me about her night …
What would your philosophy be as a artist? What was on your mind when you were designing Colourless Murder?
- I prefer the word “attitude” to “philosophy” … Being in what is and what happens, in the reason of the doubt which impregnates around … And for ‘Colorless Murder’, it’s a very long story …
Designer/ Artist or anyone you like-appreciate in the industry?
- In the industry … No, I do not see…
Can you tell me some insider tips about your next project?
- ‘Exotic Regrets’ is ongoing … And the chapter III is arrived.
niente by nil
