Prudence Ainslie – IRORI – SORA (sunken earth sky)

The two prints IRORI – SHINRIN and  IRORI – SORA were recently made when Prudence Ainslie studied in Japan on the MI-LAB Lake Kawaguchi Artist-in-Residence Mokuhanga

residency in April 2022.

“Each body of work I create is typically underpinned by the exploration of a new place—creating imagery

that interprets the experience of being in an unfamiliar environment. So, it made sense that during the

residency, I would be influenced by more than just the technique I was learning. During my time in Lake

tranquillity Kawaguchi, I was struck by the of the landscape and wanted to capture the stillness it brought

to my life at the time. In the IRORI series, I reimagine a traditional Japanese living space, creating

enclosed environments where the area typically reserved for the hearth becomes a window into the

outside world”