L: Masako Yasuki, Unframed Landscape – Noto Peninsula / Walk / Scroll Painting water colours, rock surfaces, wind, paper 41.5cm x 260 cm. Top L: detail
R: Hamish Fulton, WALKING ON A TRAIL UP TO THE HIGHEST POINT OF GROUND AND ON THE COAST ROAD IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE ROUND THE ISLAND OF YAKUSHIMA, 2006 at CCA Kitakyushu Project Gallery

This summer, White Conduit Projects will host exhibitions and events outside the gallery, allowing
you to experience the “earth senses.”
In his prose poem “The Fruits of the Earth,” André Gide urges, “Throw this book away and go
outside.” Following this, Japanese avant-garde poet and artist Shuji Terayama published “Throw
Away Your Books Rally in the Streets,” advocating for a departure from institutionalised knowledge
and an embrace of the outdoors. He encourages seeking recognition and creativity rooted in real-
life experiences, emphasising that ideas are meaningless unless they engage the senses.

Since 1967, Hamish Fulton has been weaving an unseen network of journeys across the world through various conceptually driven walks. This network serves as a foundation for the artworks that ultimately adorn the gallery walls—bringing the experience of nature to life in a distinctly original way. The exhibition, specially conceived by the artist for White Conduit Projects, features pieces from different decades, allowing viewers to engage once more with Hamish Fulton’s captivating perspective.

Masako Yasuki consistently deals with “landscape” in her work and visits outdoor sites. For some time, she has been trying to create paintings that suspend the passage of time, human perception, and memory mechanisms, liberating them from their contexts. She paints with egg tempera and oil, using techniques rooted in Western art history, and combines these materials with Gofun (Paris white) and rock pigment, characteristic of the Oriental painting tradition.

Read a press release.

Artist Talk

2nd Sept, details will be announced soon.