17 January 2024
One Meter for the Northern White Rhinoceros
One Meter for the Northern White Rhinoceros is an artist’s edition created in collaboration with Moe Yoshida and presented during the event Little Shop of Zine (February 2024, Bologna).
This editorial project—and its distinctive format (31 × 105 cm)—is the result of a dialogue between the risograph machine and the proportions of an Emakimono, two technologies of Japanese origin. The Emakimono is a horizontal storytelling system composed of hand-painted scrolls dating back to the Nara period.
- closed size230×310 mm
- open size1150×310 mm
- printrisograph 1 colour
- coloursblack
- paperxuan 30g, fedrigoni materica clay 180g
- bindingfolded, unbound
- copies15 signed and numbered by the artist
- languageeng/jap
Yoshida’s print is a visual experiment developed through an unprecedented sequence of signs, symbols, and images that enrich human language in its relationship with non-human species. From the artist’s perspective, a lack of linguistic tools often leads humans to project desires and fantasies onto animals—much like what happens with horns.
Yoshida says: “When you gaze at the eyelashes of a majestic creature, you witness its spiritual interiority. Describing emotions and connections with other species is difficult for our languages. This composition made me feel these connections in a different way.”
Moe Yoshida
is a Japanese artist. Her research reflects collaborative experiences developed within the field of performance art. Through sculpture, drawing and performance, she designs and creates stage objects for dance, contemporary art and theater productions.
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