Hiné Mizushima Felts Whimsical Sea Creatures Adorned with Beads and Crocheted Detail
Detail of “Ancient Diorama Ammonite.” All images © Hiné Mizushima, shared with permission
Hiné Mizushima Felts Whimsical Sea Creatures Adorned with Beads and Crocheted Detail
September 13, 2024
Art Craft Nature
Grace Ebert
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Nested in one of Hiné Mizushima’s wooden dioramas is an ancient marine menagerie. Vibrant blue felt lines the walls of the plush environment, which houses a pair of ammonites along with tall seagrass and small bits of coral reef.
From her Vancouver studio, Mizushima stitches whimsical renditions of underwater creatures. Her soft, fiber sculptures take a playful approach to natural life, sometimes perching an octopus atop a human heart or finding a moray eel slithering out of an artery. Often depicted in pastel colors and adorned with beads and crocheted details, the creatures are friendly and even glitzy interpretations of their real-life counterparts.
The works shown here will be on view in Mizushima’s solo show Creatures and Curiosities on view from September 14 to October 22 at Boris Zakkaten in Tokyo. Find more on Instagram.
“Ancient Diorama Ammonite”
“Heart Moray Eel”
Detail of “Heart Moray Eel”
“Ancient Diorama Squids”
Detail of “Ancient Diorama Squids”
“Heart Ocotpus”
“Heart Squid”
Detail of “Heart Squid”
“Bugs 1”
“Bugs 2”
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