Today, when we consider the harmony between human and nature as a medium of what fabric dye was at first, until now, within the forms of “object” and “thing” that has been made I think “object” has particularly been more prominent. Although “object” is where we go to the museum and can look at historical data, the “thing” is a phenomenon which you cannot see.

From now on, when we think about fabric dyeing, the original form of “object” and “thing” of fabric dyeing needs to be looked at. This is because I feel that we need to tell others the “techniques” of fabric dyeing as a moral without “objects”.

Once again, as a medium of nature, please go back to the form of fabric dye that was born between nature and human.

And then, from this feeling, the morals of fabric dyeing began.

Click the play button and parts of the works of the morals of fabric dye can be seen.

TEXTILE OF AKIHIKO IZUKURA
伊豆蔵明彦の世界

• Writer: Izukura Akihiko
• Publication: August 2008
• Price: 1,000 yen (without tax）
• W13cm x H19cm

Why did humans make fabric? Weaving, knitting, braiding, intertwining. Forever continuing the history tunnel of fabric dyeing. Ahead of the tunnel, there was “one thread.”
While exploring the roots of fabric dye he arrived at the involvement between human and nature.
The origins and thoughts of a fabric dyeing artist, along with photographs bound into one book.

Akihiko Izukura's World
Nature and Man .... Color, Thread, Form

• Release date:2008
• Price: ：3,500yen (without tax)

Inside the four seasons of Kyoto, this one year documentary focuses on Human Izukura Akihiko, which includes all his activities until now and his whole lifestyle where he has continued to appeal the importance of the involvement of human and nature.

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