Enbosu

Enbosu

Enbosu (‘to emboss’ in Japanese) explores notions of memory and interpretation through touch. Created by Daws throughout The Value of Touch initiative, this new collection of tactile embossed paper works uses Japanese woodblock printing and low relief casting techniques to visually represent different eye conditions. The Japanese method of ‘Karazuri’ (or ‘empty printing’) informs the aesthetics of the exhibition while the gold reference running through the work relates to ‘Kintsugi’ – the Japanese art of repairing damaged pottery with gold and also to the medical use of gold used in certain eye conditions.