Japanese Jewelry
Belle Shafir
2023
In Tokyo, I walked into a second-hand bookstore where I found three notebooks containing black ink calligraphy on parchment. The seller told me about a woman named Imajimea, who created them around 80 years ago. Later, I also found a photo of the woman and her husband, along with their family name: Reiko. Although I travel frequently to Japan, this is the first artist’s book in which I directly engage with my love for Japanese culture.
- Copies: 1
- Pages: 15
- Type of binding: Hard Cover
- Dimensions (cm): 25 x 45
- Type of printing: Drawing on found papers
- Publication: Atelier Belle Shafir
- Place of publication: Tel Aviv
- Book photography: Yair Meyuhas
Belle Shafir is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Germany and based in Israel since 1972. For over two decades, she has been active both in Israel and internationally, creating work characterized by thematic and material diversity. Her process-based practice merges global influences and reflects her exploration of a multifaceted, often conflicted identity that shifts between cultures. Working across all visual media at the intersection of culture and technology for the past 25 years, Shafir also integrates personal symbols into her work, including the creation of a book shaped by her own unique visual language.
