The Weight of Lightness｜Tete 中国首个展

 Septieme, in collaboration with Hitoma Studio and One Room靖物, will present the first solo exhibition of Japanese artist Tete in China, including the debut of the collaborative washi tea stove designed by Tete and Yoshihiro Mikami. The exhibition explores the interplay of paper and paper, paper and minerals, objects and space, evoking a layered sense of weight and lightness. Based on shared principles of “circulation, nature, and long-termism,” Tete and Yoshihiro Mikami co-created works for our exhibition in Shanghai under the theme of Reflective Surfaces. Mikami believes that, like washi, enamel is an organic surface material. Tete and designer Yoshihiro Mikami explored the potential of these two materials together. As a highlight of the exhibition, they will present a limited-edition of standing washi tea stove.  The exhibition opened on Nov.30th and run until Dec.8th.

Septieme携手hitoma工作室与靖物，联合举办日本作家Tete中国首个展，同时发布三上嘉啓与Tete联名和纸茶炉作品。展示纸张与纸张，纸张与矿物，物体与空间，多重拼叠的重量感与轻盈。基于“循环、自然、长期主义”的共同理念，以“思考的表皮”为主题，手手与三上为本次上海展览共同创作了作品。三上认为和纸和珐琅同样作为有机表皮材料被使用，与Tete共同探索了两种表皮材料的可能性。本次展览特别带来由Tete和设计师三上嘉啓合作出品的和纸立式茶炉（数量限定）。 展览于11月30日开幕，持续至12月8日。

The Entrance

The Main Room

 

The New Space

 

The Black Room

Jingwu靖物 Exhibition Area

 

About Artist

Tete studied Japanese painting for four years at university and later apprenticed under Hatano, learning to work with traditional washi paper for spatial surface decoration. In 2020, Tete continued to make washi-based creation in Kyoto independently.

 

The earliest personal works involved crafting tea-related works with washi. The name “Tete” derives from “thé” for tea. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan faced immense economic and industry-wide challenges, leading to a collective mental decline. Using leftover materials from space design projects, Tete crafted washi coasters and distributed them to various restaurants as a gesture of encouragement and resilience. In 2021, Tete held her first solo exhibition at Ikenaka in Kyoto.

 

Tete’s creations transcend the perceived limitations of traditional materials, blending the background in painting with an attitude of non-repetition, conveying vitality and imagination that go beyond the medium itself. This exhibition features not only a rich array of tea-related works but also Tete’s never-ending exploration of textured paintings and collage works. The recent attempt to incorporate lacquer this September further expands the possibilities of washi’s surface expression.

 

  

 

 

 

 

三上嘉啓（艺术总监 / 设计师）主理 STUDIO YOSHIHIRO MIKAMI，从事产品设计、艺术指导、概念策划、艺术作品创作等跨领域创造性活动。在产品设计领域，他涉猎广泛，涵盖餐具、家具、音频设备以及科研器材等领域。自2018年以来，他以自然、人与社会之间的关系为主题，与多位创作者展开合作创作。他的工作室位于日本京都。

 

YOSHIHIRO MIKAMI（Art Director / Designer）

Presides over STUDIO YOSHIHIRO MIKAMI. Product design, art direction, concept making, artwork production, and other cross-disciplinary creative activities. In product design, he has been involved in a wide range of fields such as tableware, furniture, audio products, and research equipment. Since 2018, he has also been co-creating works with various creators on the theme of the relationship between nature, people, and society. Based in Kyoto, Japan.