NEW WORK by CHIEKO MURASUGI
Post-Erasures, 2025
“Drawing on imagery from my redacted girlhood diary and archival World War II photographs, the series evokes my parents’ extraordinary survival of the Tokyo fire bombings—an event that sparked my interest in chance and randomness.
A custom randomization code determined each circle’s placement, size, color, and opacity, generating unpredictable compositions. A pale image of ash-covered cheesecloth winds through the works, referencing the material used to wrap napalm in incendiary bombs, while a reversible geometric figure alludes to an uncertain present and future.”
-Chieko Murasugi
Thank you to everyone who made the Kickstarter campaign a success!
Sue Bang / Anne Baylor / Mike and Pam Bennett / Karen Bonsignore / Cecily Brown / Kenna Cupp / Hope Dector / Jennifer Dolan / Jenny Eggleston / John Ewen / Liz Gage / Erika Menius / Randy and Margaret Mills / Scott and Michelle Mills / Christine Nishiguchi / Lisa Oakley / Garrett Omvig / Casey Reas / SamDakota / Gregory Santos / Rob Schlemmer / Mary Talley / Marie Tennyson / Charline Von Heyl
Looking forward to sharing all of the new projects that you helped make possible…
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