Ella de BÚrca considers recent works by artist Seiko Hayase, which have addressed themes of resilience in the face of rejection, addiction and discarded emotions
Humour plays a large role in the practice of Seiko Hayase, a Cork-based Japanese artist. There is an element of cartoon, of the absurd, in her work – a brain in a glass cylinder, sprouting roots and shoots; a cat licking a brain; an enormous, fluffy, purple egg. And, while painting, with bright, focused scenes finely balancing the surreal and the intimate, makes up the artist’s core output, it is her installations that really stand out.
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