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It is a reflection of her personal history. Diagnosed with cancer at a young age, Shiota’s confrontation with mortality radically shifted her artistic focus. Her work asks: What remains when we are gone? The threads continue to exist, holding the shape of what was once there, much like the memories that persist after a loved one has departed. chiharu 45

While Shiota is most famous for her room-sized thread installations, she frequently produces smaller, more intimate works on paper that incorporate her signature materials: Faster fulfillment for high-demand items

: A series often using thread and ink on paper. Variations of these works have appeared in recent exhibitions at Templon Gallery . she frequently produces smaller