Research & Texts
Documenting process and experimentation
The Shikishi Art Project places particular importance on process. This section gathers interviews, critical texts, and research documents that accompany the artistic work produced within the project.
These texts are not promotional statements. They are working documents that reflect on experimentation, technical decisions, uncertainties, and the evolving relationship between medium and support.
Interviews and critical texts
The texts collected here address questions such as:
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How does the shikishi respond to different media?
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What technical challenges arise when working outside traditional uses?
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How does the support influence time, layering, and decision-making?
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What does it mean to work within — or alongside — a historical format?
Featured research
An in-depth interview documenting the use of oil painting on shikishi, a practice rarely associated with this support. The text examines the technical, material, and conceptual implications of introducing oil painting to the shikishi, and situates this experimentation within a broader reflection on artistic process and cultural continuity.
An evolving archive
As the project develops, this section will expand to include new interviews, essays, and research texts. Together, they form an archive of contemporary practices engaging with the shikishi today.