Similar to the last post, Miyanaga Aiko just received her MA and is plowing into the international art scene. The bulk of her work consists of objects casted in Naphthalene; the same material used to create mothballs.
Naphthalene has an ethereal and temporary material. Because the medium is so fragile her sculptures begin to fade and decay within days of their installation. I chose to use a somewhat dated image from her Uncertainty of Warmth (2003) series because it depicts the transition day to day with these Naphthalene casted butterflies. Every day for three months she casted one of these butterflies - when displayed the viewer can see a narrative of the transient material, unlike her other works where only the current state is viewable.
If you would like to see more work by Miyanaga Aiko visit her official website in English or Japanese here
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