
Kozo II
by Yuko Kimura
- Date:
- 2015
- Medium:
- Indigo pigment and persimmon dye on Kozo bark fiber and thread
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
Kozo II (2015) is a three-dimensional sculptural form rather than a flat print: a compact, drum-like cylinder with a frayed, coiled top surface in warm reddish-brown persimmon-dyed fiber, transitioning to a shredded, web-like skirt of indigo-dyed kozo fiber and thread hanging around its base. The photograph shows it centered on a plain dark gray background under soft studio lighting, with loose threads and torn fiber edges visible throughout both the top and lower sections. The overall effect is rough-textured and organic, contrasting the tight, nest-like top with the loosely draped, frayed strands below.
More Prints by Yuko Kimura

Waterscape
2011
Handmade paper, natural Abaca and black denim pulp, indigo aquatint on late Edo period Japanese bookpage embedded

Twist Twist
2016
Paper threads embedded in Abaca handmade paper

Paper Windows no. 2
2013
Thread and Abaca handmade paper

Indigo No. 6
2010
Collage of etching on old book pages from Japan
Frequently Asked Questions
Kozo II was created by Yuko Kimura in 2015.