The Soul Trembles

Employing a visual language that has universal resonance, her art transcends time and borders, rousing audiences in a collective joining of the spirit.

Shiota’s installations are site-specific, shaped in response to the spaces they inhabit. Like drawing in space, the artist weaves and intertwines her webs by hand, in situ, in a performative, repetitive, and meditative process of creation. Being reborn with each iteration, these works represent the impermanent nature of existence, a premise that guides Shiota’s sensibilities.

The Montreal presentation will include the monumental thread installations Where Are We Going? (2017/2026), Uncertain Journey (2016/2026) and In Silence (2002/2026), among other installations. It will also feature sculptures, performance videos, photographs, drawings and documentation relating to Shiota’s performances and her stage designs for dance, theatre and opera.