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At the heart of Shiota’s practice is the thread. It is a simple material, mundane in its domestic utility, yet in Shiota’s hands, it becomes a medium of cosmic proportions. Her installations often involve thousands of meters of yarn woven across rooms, creating what she describes as "drawings in the air." chiharu 45