Tokuko Tajima

ORIGINE

My practice originates from a relational perception of the world in which objects, language, and space are not independent entities, but are animated through connections and attention.


This sensibility, deeply rooted in Japanese cosmological thinking, perceives even the smallest elements of daily life as inhabited by presence. Words, materials, and gestures are treated as entities with agency, requiring care, precision, and respect in their formation.


Within this framework, making becomes a form of negotiation with invisible relationships rather than the production of objects.


My work translates this perceptual structure into fictional artifacts and spatial compositions, where myth, material, and ritual coexist as living systems.

WORKS

Fictional Artifacts

Maschere Nō per la gatta saggia KOOMOTE, 2025, 13x10x6cm

Maschere Nō per la gatta saggia HASHIHIME, 2025, 13x10x6cm

Sottomarino a forma di carpa, 2025, 8x4x9cm

Martellino mgico, 2024, 9.5x13x5cm

Barca del ragazzo minuscolo, 2024, 11x9x7cm

Pettine della gru, 2025, 14.5x7.5x1cm

Scarpe della Principessa Kaguya, 2024, 14x7x5.5cm, coppia

Razzo della Principessa Kaguya, 2025, 8.5x4x5.5cm

Scarpe della Principessa Kaguya, 2024, 4x3.5x4cm, coppia

Bagno pubblico stile giapponese nella vasca romana, 2024, 22x18x13.5cm

Una stanza di 4 Tatami e mezzo, 2025, 9x4x3cm

Kit completo contro gli Oni, 2024, 11x16x2cm

Orecchio strappato allo spettroi, 2024, 9x5x2cm

Cento mignoli delle promesse, 2025, 9x4x3cm

Ombelichi avanzati dal Dio del tuono, 2024, from 1.5 a 3.5cm

If ancient Japanese folklore were treated as historical fact, what material traces would remain? This project is an attempt to reconstruct lost memories as physical entities.

CONTACT

E-MAIL ADDRESS

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