HATCH Prize STORE FRONT Prize Keita Sumiyoshi Prize
Born in Tokyo, 1983.
Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, MA in Metal Casting in 2010.
Kuno's configurations are inspired by conglomerations of buildings found in urban space and city landscape or outlines of structures as seen from above or varied other angles. After extracting these elements and giving them new form in wax, Kuno uses a lost wax casting technique that allows her to create her final piece in silver, brass, bronze and other metals.
Select awards include: 'SICF15' Audence Award (2014), 'TAGBOAT ART FES 2014' Semi Grand Prix, '5th Rokka File' Award (2014), '3331 Chiyoda Arts Festival' Audience Award (2014), '5th Rokka File' Winner (2014), 'Yokohama Art Competition' Jury Special Prize (2015).
Large human-made buildings and the surrounding landscape.
What was once there had been destroyed; at some point a different building stood there.
Despite seeing it all the time, what was once there can no longer be remembered.
A major change is quickly seen as familiar, accepted as if nothing were even there.
This feeling is common to we who live day to day, irrelevant of landscape.
Memory is increasingly painted over; an accumulation of other memories or impressions, once again taking on new form. This that were here until now become altered, inch by inch.
I created this works, wishing to give shape to this philosophy.