Kamiyama - Kim Boske travel like the evidence of a

like the evidence of a memory that even the motion of the sea cannot completely wipe out

The result of this research-through-design project is a series of fourteen case studies involving the development of materials made from textile waste

and the nature of this mediation has always been deeply political

and views of the artist as mediator—a role assumed in the past to be the province of the designer—as seen in work by Frederick Kiesler

Kamiyama - Kim Boske travel like the evidence of aA central figure in Boskes work in Kamiyama is the Akui Gawa (river), which flows like a lifeline through the valley, connecting the surrounding communities. Historically, the river would often overflow, enriching the soil and making it ideal for cultivating Japanese indigo (Persicaria Tinctoria). This plant, essential to local craftsmanship for centuries, forms a near symbiotic connection with its environment in my work. For the residents, the river