Series Untitled, 2022-2024
In Yukimi's work, tradition is often represented as an example of an old and heavy concept that oppresses us and prevents us from evolving toward peace. The crane, in particular, is a well-known symbol of peace, longevity, and happiness, and appears frequently in her work as a motif of contrast to reality and as a powerful wish for peace, happiness, and freedom from all suffering and pain for all living things.
N°63 Untitled (Twin Crane), 2023
"Something we don't want to see. Something we don't want to believe. Something we pretend not to see. Something we pretend not to notice, or pretend to know. The truth that someone or something I have never met lives in a cruel, merciless, endless routine. They run through my mind, especially when I am creating. How can I ignore them and still create? My mind still floats somewhere on earth, back and forth between present and past, returning back with a heavy feeling and helplessness to the peace I have re-found."
N°50 Untitled
N°50-2, Untitled
N°50-3, Untitled
N°50-4, Untitled
"Finally. Finished four new works on postcards after a long time. Inspired by traditional Japanese patterns. I made this as I felt like it, and it reminded me of the anthropocentrism I hate, and my heart this past year.
I went back and forth between the gaps, trying to somehow close the distance between what was happening on this planet and what I was creating. Trying to focus on living in the here and now, but my heart was always floating somewhere on earth, and very heavy. People and animals who lost their homes or lives, the destroyed and burned cities and forests, the wreckage and bodies, sea pollution, hunger, thirst, floods, war, cruelty... I felt as if I could hear the voiceless voices and was busy crying, angry, and sad.
But still, the earth is beautiful and vast, and I can feel the kindness of people and happiness in ordinary days. Sadly, it makes us forget that we are in a crisis, that we are divided, and that we are only part of the earth. As I lie in my warm bed, feeling helpless and guilty, and the contradiction makes me realize how privileged I am to be in Japan, ironically, as a human being living in an anthropocentric system.
I was happy when I learned about the idea of "Earth-Centric thinking". Hope that in the future it helps me make better choices in everything. Also, the challenge of embroidering on fabric helped me to understand the advantages of paper and what it can do, and to reconfirm why I have started to use old thing."
I went back and forth between the gaps, trying to somehow close the distance between what was happening on this planet and what I was creating. Trying to focus on living in the here and now, but my heart was always floating somewhere on earth, and very heavy. People and animals who lost their homes or lives, the destroyed and burned cities and forests, the wreckage and bodies, sea pollution, hunger, thirst, floods, war, cruelty... I felt as if I could hear the voiceless voices and was busy crying, angry, and sad.
But still, the earth is beautiful and vast, and I can feel the kindness of people and happiness in ordinary days. Sadly, it makes us forget that we are in a crisis, that we are divided, and that we are only part of the earth. As I lie in my warm bed, feeling helpless and guilty, and the contradiction makes me realize how privileged I am to be in Japan, ironically, as a human being living in an anthropocentric system.
I was happy when I learned about the idea of "Earth-Centric thinking". Hope that in the future it helps me make better choices in everything. Also, the challenge of embroidering on fabric helped me to understand the advantages of paper and what it can do, and to reconfirm why I have started to use old thing."
N°94, Hanged Crane
N°95, Fallen Crane
N°96, Rain on Waves
"Last year I got some vintage photos and tried to stitch them few times but I decided to stop. This is because these photos reminded me of the war, and I was overwhelmed. Scenes I had never seen before came to my mind, and I couldn't get out of it. Lots of stitches, the view from the window, something flying in the air, everyday life turning into a battlefield. I’ve heard of there were many couples who got married before the men went off to war. I’m not sure if this couple was the same. I feel as if I have a lot to tell you and nothing I can say."
‘Please protect them’ N°31, 2021.
'Still Emotional Root', N°17, 2021
'Red White & Black Sunrise', N°21, 2021
'Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)', N°23, 2021
‘Girls Make The World Fucking Colorful’, N°49
‘Prayerful Stitches’ N°32, 2022.