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.