CHIAKI MAKI & ganga maki

CHIAKI MAKI & ganga maki
“Voice of Nature”
April 2 (Thu) — April 12 (Sun), 2026
Hillside Forum, Daikanyama (Tokyo)

Textile artist Chiaki Maki, founder of Maki Textile Studio (est. 1990), creates textiles rooted in the origins of making—spinning, dyeing, and weaving by hand.
In 2012 she established her atelier “ganga maki” in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, where she cultivates plants for fiber and dye and produces works in close rhythm with the land.

 

This exhibition, “Voice of Nature,” presents around 40 art-textile works created from materials such as hand-reeled silk, banana fiber, wild silk, and Himalayan wool, often dyed with natural pigments including fermented indigo.
Through the meeting of human hands and nature’s quiet power, the works emerge as textiles that feel like landscapes.

 
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Aishima (Banana fiber, Hand-reeled silk / Indigo)

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up: Himalayan cloud (Himalayan wool / Natural color)
down: 80 cocoons (Hand-reeled silk, wild silk / Madder, Suo)

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Exhibition Information

Title: CHIAKI MAKI & ganga maki “Voice of Nature”
Organizer: Maki Textile Studio
Cooperation: On the Hill (General Incorporated Association)
Dates: April 2 (Thu) — April 12 (Sun), 2026
Hours: 11:00—19:00 (Last day: 11:00—17:00)
Venue: Hillside Forum (Daikanyama)
1F, 18-8 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0033
Admission: General ¥800 / Students ¥500
Media Kit

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Preview / Reception

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Preview: 15:00–18:00
Reception: 18:00–20:00
(invitation only: media & related parties)
Registration

Special Talk Event 1
“Listening to the Voice of Nature”

Saturday, April 4, 2026, 14:00–15:00
Speakers: Chiaki Maki / Akiko Ishigaki / Yoshifumi Nakamura
Capacity: 60
Registration (closes when full)

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Special Talk Event 2
“Talk Session”

Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 18:00–19:00
Speakers: Chiaki Maki / Bijoy Jain
Capacity: 60
Registration (closes when full)