Written by ART Driven Tokyo
Braille embossed on aluminum sheet, mixed media on wood, padauk wood frame, 37 x 25,5cm
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Wandering and seeing. The hope of humanity in chaos.
Cécilia Andrews’ solo exhibition “Wondering and Looking” is being held at Gallery 38 in Jingumae, Tokyo. She was born in Chile and is now based in France. She grew up under Chile’s military dictatorship, but her surroundings were close-knit and liberal. Her life began with such a “beautiful childhood,” and the contradiction of the cruelty that politics brings. Her work appears to be a journey of colliding opposites and searching for a neutral point.
Plaster, marble powder, resin and graphite, 20 x 24,5 x 20cm
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Copper leaf and mixed media on canvas, 54 x 65cm
Image rights ADAGP, 2025 Cécilia Andrews
Her fragmented depictions of human forms—hands, heads—are not portraits, but symbols. They question how humans can harbor deep compassion, profound ignorance of others, and diversity. Through this tension, she seeks harmony in chaos.
Materials like braille paper and embossed aluminum question the limits of sight. These textured surfaces ask: Are we truly seeing, or merely looking? In reaching out—literally or metaphorically—we begin to perceive differently, perhaps more fully.
Elegant and philosophical, this show asks, “What is the new harmony?”
Exhibition Details
Mixed media and copper leaf on canvas, 180 x 140cm
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Title: Cécilia Andrews ” Wondering and Looking “
Date: April 17 (Thu) – June 1 (Sun), 2025
Hours: 12:00 − 19:00
Closed: Mon, Tue, and National holidays, 16th(Fri) & 17th (Sat) May
Place: Gallery 38, 2-30-28 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001 Japan
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