Japanese Sakura and Dutch Tulip / 日本の桜とオランダのチューリップ

2025、
祖母の扇子の上にアクリル絵の具、270×480mm、
Acrylic paint on both the front and back of Hagiwara’s grandmother’s hand-fan.

Kitsch-designed tulips and cherry blossoms (sakura) were painted on both the front and back of Hagiwara’s grandmother’s hand fan. Placed on a rotating turntable, the two flowers, both artificially bred national symbols, are revealed one after the other.

Photo:Takaaki Akaishi ©︎ Rumiko Hagiwara, Courtesy of CAVE-AYUMI GALLERY