Gallery Terra Tokyo is pleased to announce to have a solo exhibition of Kaoruko Shima. She expresses the multifaceted nature of human desire with the impression of sadness and fragility. In this exhibition, we present her new works including photo and installation.

Artist Statement

When I close my eyes while on a journey,the atmosphere of the strange land is sinking deep in my body.
It seems that it left me out in the cold,I feel like a fish out of water.
The pallid face reflected in the shop windows where breads are piled high, It's like a perfect stranger.
The journey does not always give us. If anything,sometimes even takes from us.
The wound tried to make a stitch was burst by the noise of subway came into platform strewn with trash.
And I noticed. Even though I escape from the earth, I can't become anyone other than myself.
Noboby can impose sadness or happiness on others....