Emmanuelle Moureaux's Art Installation
Emmanuelle Moureaux is a French architect living in Tokyo since 1996, where she established "Emmanuelle Moureaux Architecture + Design" in 2003. She is a member of "Tokyo Society of Architects", and the "Japan Institute of Architects".
Inspired by the layers and colors of Tokyo that built a complex depth and density on the street, and the Japanese traditional spatial elements like sliding screens, she has created the concept of Shikiri, which literally means "dividing (creating) space with colors". She uses colors as three-dimensional elements, like layers, in order to create spaces, not as a finishing touch applied on surfaces. Handling colors as a medium to compose space, her wish is to give emotion through colors with her creations, which range from art, design to architecture.
“I want to give emotion through colors, whether it is architecture or an art piece. Through my creation, I want people to see colors, touch colors, and feel colors with their senses. The overflowing effects of colors in space will show that colors can give more than space, but a space with additional layers of human emotion.” She said.
She has won numerous awards such as Aesthetica Art Prize (2017), finalist of ARCHITIZER A+AWARDS (2017), Honorable Mention in International Design Awards (2017), Honorable Mention in International Design Awards (2016), PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN AWARD (2015), and etc.
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