【PROFILE】Kyoko Ogawa

She lives from Miyakojima. Presiding "Studio Yui". She produces a variety of works, from large-scale objects to interiors and fashion items, by knitting palm plants that grow naturally in the subtropics and sprouts of livistona

In Okinawa, livistona is considered to be God's generation and is native to worship sites and holy places called Utaki. Kyoko, who says, "I feel Okinawa in livistona. Even though it is God's tree, I also make folkware and toys. I like its grandeur." has continued its grassroots activity with the dream of increasing the number of oak trees that have been depleted in recent years and regenerating the forest.

"The raw material is the most beautiful. But because art is a joint work of God and people. Human hands can enter and emit other energy."

Kyoko who used to be a rattan craftsperson. Rattan with uniformity in material is easy to reflect the intention of the maker. However, even in the same palm family, it is said that livistona often leaves it to livistona.The title of this seemingly intricately woven work may be "as it is" because it is the one whose shape is guided by livistona's intention. You can use it without leaving one or two leaves without cutting off or passing along. The more you know, the simpler and cleaner the work.

Dragon God of Galaxy / the rescape

In the work "Dragon God of Galaxy", which is the first encounter in the entrance lobby that you visit for non-daily life, there are "Tinbau" (a rainbow and a snake in the sky) in Okinawa dialect Suderu (in the words of the old chants Omoro of Ryukyu, molting, sunrise and new beginning of the image is superimposed. The dragon is also a god of creation. According to hotel name from the image of escape, retreat, reset, it has a mysterious attraction that may evoke a new encounter with you

Za I HOTEL LOCUS

The panel art "Za(Sitting)" displayed at the cafe restaurant of HOTEL LOCUS was created by the collaboration of the hotel staff and Miyako residents. The theme of the work was born from Kyoko's experience of young day.

She was thinking alone in livistona Forest on Kudaka Island, the island of God which is said to be the birthplace of the Ryukyuan people. When she sat down on the ground covered with the fallen leaves fluffys and looked up to the sky, the trunk that extends straight looks like a pillar, and the overgrown leaves so as to cover the sky look like a roof, and she felt comfortable as being at home. "There is no hub in Miyako, so it's more secure." I hope to revive this forest someday.