Mayumi Kuronuma

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in the Water

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The Holy Light Shines on the Sea - Dragon Snake God (Pelamis Platura)

神光照海 - 龍蛇神 (セグロウミヘビ)

mohair yarn, wire, wood

H 250 × W 180 × D 180 mm

2016

private collection

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Man faced carp (Cyprinus carpio)

人面魚(鯉)

五言絶句の意味
遊於龍澤池 我是一鯉魚
人看従背肋 呼我人面魚

龍澤池に遊ぶ 我は一つの鯉魚なり
人は背中側から看(下ろし)て 我を人面魚と呼ぶ

Meaning of the poem of four lines,
each of five (Chinese) characters

Playing in the Dragon's pond.
I am just a carp.
People see me down from dorsal view.
And call me a man_faced fish.

cotton thread, cloth

H 1000 × W 400 × D 70 mm

2017

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Stonefish (Inimicus japonicus)

オニオコゼ

cotton thread, velvet

indian ink on japanese paper

H 320 × W 225mm

2013

drawing is from a private collection

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Silver chimaera (Chimaera phantasma)

ギンザメ

cotton thread, cloth

H 500 × W 1500 mm

2015

private collection

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Dried Sardine Sheet (Engraulis japonicus)

タタミイワシ

cotton thread, velvet

H 225 × W 320mm

2013

private collection

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Pot Bellied Seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi)

オオウミウマ

cotton thread, velvet

H 320 × W 225 mm

2013

private collection

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Heikeopsis japonica

ヘイケガニ

cotton thread, velvet

H 225 × W 320mm

2013

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Crustacean Zoea Larvae

甲殻類ゾエア幼生

cotton thread, velvet

H 320 × W 225 mm

2013

private collection

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Water Flea (Daphnia pulex)

ミジンコ

cotton thread, velvet

H 320 × W 225 mm

2013

private collection

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Volvox sp.

オオヒゲマワリ

cotton thread, velvet

H 272 × W 242mm

2013

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Water Energy

水のエネルギー

mohair yarn, nylon yarn, cotton yarn, vinyl chloride, styrofoam, expanded polystyrene

H 3000 × W 8000 × D 1000 mm

2014

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Top stair (inland) : Fuel Cell

上段(内陸): 燃料電池

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Middle stair (Sea surface) :
Wave Activated Power Generation

中段(海表): 波力発電

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Bottom stair (Deep sea):
3 Isotopes of Hydrogen

下段(深海): 水素の3同位体

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Our Inner Sea - Tribute to Dr. Isao Ijima

内なる海 - 飯島魁博士に捧ぐ -

mohair yarn, cotton thread, velvet

H 2,000 × W 2,500 × D 250 mm

2015


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Putting a Barrier on the Sea

海の結界

cotton thread, velvet

H 2,700 × W 1,800 × D 2,400mm (dimensions variable)

2010