Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka
Episode 494 / Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka
Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka is a Japanese-Canadian, queer artist that lives with bipolar condition, all of which sculpts her practice. She works primarily with paper, and uses printmaking, ink drawing and natural dying combined with sewing. She engages with historical paper processes and materials that both require and contribute to a clean environment. Her adaptations of traditions, in the form of sculpture, large-scale print installations and wearable sculptures, address contemporary questions of climate change, mental health, and survival. Recurring motifs…
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