Taguchi Yukihiro Biography Born in 1980 in Osaka, Japan, Taguchi Yukihiro currently lives and works in Berlin. Taguchi graduated from the Oil Painting department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and
Music. Rooted in interventions that interweave his physical body with the surrounding landscape, the artist takes inspiration from unpredictable encounters with everyday objects and people on the streets, and documents this process through installations, events and stop-motion video works.
About Taguchi Yukihiro’s Residency at Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) Taguchi's artistic practices span street performances, community events, installations and
stop-motion videos. His series of works Patch Pass (2016), created during a residency with the
Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT) in Hong Kong, consists of weaves, patchworks, signage and documentary video works. A part of the series was presented during Ubiquitous
Humanity, an edition of the Japan Media Arts Festival Exhibition co-presented by CHAT, NHK International Inc and City University of Hong Kong. Patch Pass reflects Taguchi’s objectives in Hong Kong: to communicate with local communities on the streets by involving them in his creative practice.
The artist redefined the purpose of found objects on the street, providing them with a new
meaning through the acts of weaving and documentation. He invented weaving techniques using public furniture and structures as frameworks, and revived waste fabric collected
from neighbourhoods to create woven mats with passersby on the street. In addition, a collaborative project with local designers explored upcycled product development.
Taguchi’s experimentation in the city created a micro-ecosystem through upcycling and
revealed an alternative way of perceiving everyday consumption. Through animated narration in his stop-motion video works, he transformed ordinary cityscapes. The artist
continues to extend the mission of CHAT to explore new meanings and experiences in
textile arts by bringing weaving techniques developed in Hong Kong to other cities and communities.
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