Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics - Video Tour part 1

Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics
www.japansociety.org/boro
Boro (“rags” or “tatters”) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inability to cultivate cotton in the northern climate of Tohoku necessitated the practice of stitching remnants of used fabric into utilitarian items, including blankets, coats and mittens. These hard-used garments - reworked over generations - express essential principles of Japanese ethics and aesthetics, such as an appreciation for distinguished imperfections and the avoidance of waste.
For the first time in the U.S., this exhibition assembles over 50 archival pieces from the personal collection of folklorist and cultural anthropologist Chuzaburo Tanaka (1933-2013) presented alongside new portraits by editor-photographer Kyoichi Tsuzuki, designs by pioneers of Japanese avant-garde fashion Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, and textile-based works by Susan Cianciolo and Christina Kim - part of a generation of contemporary artists influenced by the aesthetics and ethics of mending, patchwork, and re-use. The installation, designed by New York architecture firm SO-IL, rediscovers this traditional handicraft, its history of survival and ingenuity, and its continued legacy within creative practices today.
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[@user-fy3uq9lm1z]

以前あった東京浅草の展示を見に行きましたが、驚くことにすべてのBoroの実物に触ることが許されていました。
触ることで一つ一つの糸やシミにその時代に生きた人々の生活がそこに実在していたことを感じ、大変心を打たれました。
それは私にとって最高の体験でした。
また子供を連れて行こうと思っていたのですが、現在そのミュージアムがなくなってしまったことを知り大変悲しく思っています。
いつか、日本国内で展示があった時にはぜひ行かせていただきます。

[@reesek1083]

i really appreciate you guys making such an in-depth exhibit video for those of us not in NYC!

[@onboard2]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this amazing exhibit.

[@kristabehymer3089]

Wonderful-thank you.

[@KcDiyShow]

It's a fun video, getting good inspiration from DIY.

[@suesobczak5469]

really well done thank you

[@marisolmar4649]

Gran diseño de textiles

[@yelenawhitmer1329]

👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@1jotun136]

There is no aspect of traditional Japanese craft that I don't find fascinating or admirable.