Souvenir Shop SS

©Otake Saiko,Otake Shoko / DOGO ART 2023

Iori Honten

Saiko Otake + Shoko Otake

Saiko Otake + Shoko Otake

Souvenir Shop SS

Concept

Sisters Ayako & Shoko Otake were born and raised in Uwajima, Ehime. Currently, each is creating and exhibiting their works as an artist. They thought they could take on the "Arts & Crafts" theme of "Dogo Art 2023" when they combined their drawings with things inherited in Ehime. The concept of the work was "If the sisters opened a souvenir shop...". With the help of Ehime craftspeople with whom we have had a relationship, we will offer various goods.

Saiko Otake

Artist, born in 1988. After graduating from the University of the Arts London in 2016, she has been based in Tokyo, working in painting, photography, and mural painting. She has visited and photographed various places, and has published 15 photo books.

Shoko Otake

Artist, born in 1993. Graduated from the Department of Textiles, University of the Arts London, in 2017. She embodies scenes she sees in her daily life using various techniques such as printmaking and drawing. She also contributes her work to book illustrations and fashion textiles. She has published a collection of her work, "DUMBBELL KUMBBELL I, II, III".

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I am what I choose to become

©Phannapast Taychamaythakool×Iyo Mizuhiki Kinpu Cooperative Association / DOGO ART 2023

I am what I choose to become

Phannapast Taychamaythakool
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Iyo Mizuhiki Kinpu Cooperative Association

The experience of collaborating via online in 2021 will be the basis for the next major work. Both in expression and theme, we sought to explore what it means to be "Fabulous" (taken from the project's name, UFO-Unidentified Fabulous Object). Ms. Taychamaythakool sought inspiration from her favorite fairy tale, "The Frogs Who Desired a King" by Aesop. In the original story, she describes a world in which a corrupt mob, dependent on its leader, is eventually destroyed by God. However, She emphasized that a crowd should be "a group of independent and beautiful individuals", just as in the modern world. For the leader, she cited heron, a beautiful and indispensable element in the story of Dogo. The work is presented like a picture scroll, using many Mizuhiki in various forms, but at the same time, it is a sharp reflection of human society.

I am what I choose to become

©Phannapast Taychamaythakool×Iyo Mizuhiki Kinpu Cooperative Association / DOGO ART 2023

Phannapast Taychamaythakool

Artist, Illustrator
A Thai artist and illustrator who tells her own story through motifs such as animals and flowers.
After graduating from Chulalongkorn University with a degree in fashion design, she continued to pursue her dream of becoming an artist while working as a designer for brands such as Kloset. She became known worldwide in 2017 when she illustrated a book of fairy tales linked to Gucci's Le Marché des Merveilles, a jewelry collection with animal motifs. Her work has been used by many world-renowned brands, including Instagram, Nestlé, and Bang & Olufsen.

Phannapast Taychamaythakool
Iyo Mizuhiki Kinpu Cooperative Association

A group of companies engaged in the production of mizuhiki products, a traditional Japanese craft, based in Shikokuchuo City, the top paper producer in Japan. The products are made by Traditional Craftsmen who belong to the association. Artist Aya Tsukioka (Matsuyama City, Japan / Participant in Dogo Oncenart 2014), who currently serves as an advisor to the association and is also the designer of the association's original brand MIMUS, will be in charge of coordination.

Iyo Mizuhiki Kinpu Cooperative Association
Iori Honten
Address
20-21 Dogoyunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
business hours
09:00 ~ 21:00
※Subject to change depending on the situation
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