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“One chopstick is “me.” But in order to eat, I need two chopsticks.” said Chiharu Shiota, a Japanese painter. She made the remarks in front of a video of three performance art pieces (“Wall,” “Bathroom” and “Earth and Blood”) in her new exhibition “Two Home Countries,” which opened April 3 at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. <\/p>\n
These are the most challenging works in the show, using the graphic physical materials of blood and mud to tackle themes of miscarriage, cancer, and death. Although these works are the result of her very private experiences, she hopes that by expressing something personal through art, she can transform “me” into “us,” just like in the example of chopsticks. <\/p>\n
But Shioda is best known for his works made from intricate webs of yarn, and that’s how “Two Home Countries” began. Walking through a red lace tunnel plastered with pages of text that are authentic copies of the diaries of Japanese soldiers during World War II, viewers feel as if they are being sucked into another time and space. <\/p>\n