$9,000.00 (inc. tax)
Size: 36h x 19d x 24w cm
The mystery of the forest, we all fear to have fires in the forest, as human, always have fascination of fire with fear. I am going to create a wonder of fire in the forest. The Japanese folktale of the kitsunebi (Fox Fire) is in places where there’d be no presence of fire, mysterious flames would appear in a line that have gone out sometimes even appearing in yet another place. Generally the colour of the fire is red or orange, but there have been witnesses that have seen blue. It is often said that foxes trick humans, so likewise, the kitsunebi would light up places where there are no roads and make the humans lose their way. In late 15th century, the Honchō-Shokkan book contains a statement about how foxes would use withered trees on the ground to make fires. This “fox” does not refer to the animal, but instead means “withered” or “rotten and discoloured,” and seeing how “fox fire” refers to the fire of withered trees and the light of hypha and mushroom roots that cling to withered trees could be seen to refer to the lights, but there are many that still go unexplained.
About the Artists:
Born in Japan, glass artist Kayo Yokoyama is heavily influenced by the landscapes of her home country, as well as her adopted home country of Australia. Kayo emigrated to Australia in 1997 to pursue her dream of studying art; it was this move that inspired her to embrace her inherited culture, after rejecting it as a child in favour of the more dominant Western culture.
Henryk Topolnicki studied at the University of Silesia in Poland where he obtained a teaching degree. Henryk migrated to Australia in 1982.
