2024/03/26 04:22
English below◆秩父銘仙は、日本の伝統的な絹織物です。また、捺染では一般的にスキージ（大きなゴムベラ）を使って均一に染めますが、ぼかしなどの表現には刷毛を使うこともあります。
しかし銘仙の捺染では、染める対象は布ではなく「経糸（たていと）」の段階の糸です。
伸縮やにじみを防ぐため、手早く均一に染め上げる必要があり、複雑なグラデーション表現には制約があります。
そうした制限の中で模索を重ね、完成したのがこの作品です。
漫画・アニメ『攻殻機動隊』の中で、少佐が光学迷彩を身にまとってビルから飛び降りる有名なシーン。
その一瞬、光をまとってオーロラのように煌めく姿をイメージし、デザインしました。
Chichibu Meisen is a traditional silk textile of Japan.
My creative approach, however, goes beyond traditional frameworks—I explore new expressions by incorporating techniques from other disciplines.
This piece is one such exploration, where I challenged myself to create a full-color gradient effect within the constraints of Meisen production.
Chichibu Meisen is dyed using a method called katazome (stencil dyeing), where one stencil is made for each color.
The more colors used, the more stencils are needed, and each color must be applied separately—raising both material and labor costs.
I wondered: Could I achieve rich color gradation without increasing the number of stencils? Could full-color be possible?
Typically, a rubber squeegee is used to apply color evenly. In some cases, a brush is used for shading effects—but when dyeing Meisen, it’s not the fabric that's dyed, but the warp threads.
These threads must be dyed quickly and precisely to prevent distortion, making soft gradation particularly difficult.
Despite those challenges, I developed a method and completed this work.
The design is inspired by a famous scene from Ghost in the Shell, where Major Kusanagi activates her thermoptic camouflage and leaps from a building—her silhouette shimmering for an instant in iridescent light.
This piece is a homage to that moment, rendered through the traditional beauty of Meisen.
