Megumi Ohata
In 2021, Ohata developed a method for creating artificial skin textiles embedded with their own skin texture, first showcased in a Haori jacket referencing Hyakkiyakou Emaki, a historic Japanese scroll depicting Yōkai folklore.
This work explores cultural heritage and posthuman philosophy, examining the symbiosis between human and non-human entities. The Haori, as a wearable sculpture, transcends aesthetics, fostering embodied connection and self-acceptance.
The installation includes casts of Ohata’s feet suspended like ghosts, symbolising struggles with child abuse, identity, and the sense of “no home.” It explores the body as an archive of memory, where trauma and heritage remain imprinted in skin and gesture.
By merging folklore, personal history, and transformation, Ohata’s work challenges conventional boundaries and invites viewers to engage physically and emotionally, contemplating the layered complexity of identity, care, and the body’s role in shaping memory.
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