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Shigeko Kubota 久保田成子
Rock Video: Cherry Blossom 岩石錄像：櫻花
1986
Among the first artists to experiment with video, Shigeko Kubota pioneered post-production methods that allowed her to fuse natural imagery and organic forms with electronic effects. In this video—a single-channel version of a video installation of the same name—a serene view of pink cherry blossoms against a bright blue sky is transformed into dynamic, kaleidoscopic patterns. Kubota’s dazzling footage is collaged with video documentation of the original installation, which featured a monitor embedded inside a rock-shaped sculpture. Widely celebrated in historical Japanese art, literature, and poetry, the cherry blossom is also a defining feature of the natural environment Kubota experienced growing up in Japan.
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