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Motoi Yamamoto
The Poetry of Salt and Memory In the delicate, crystalline labyrinths created by Motoi Yamamoto, one finds a profound meditation on the ephemeral nature of existence. Born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Yamamoto has developed a practice that transcends traditional boundaries, blending installation, painting, and drawing into a singular, ritualistic experience. His work is not merely an aesthetic pursuit but a deeply personal response to loss.
The genesis of his unique medium—salt—is rooted in the profound grief following the death of his sister from a brain tumor in 1994, and later, the passing of his wife. For Yamamoto, salt serves as a vessel for memory, a substance that carries the weight of what has been lost while offering a path toward purification and renewal. The artist’s process is as significant as the final form. He spends long, meditative hours sitting on the…