Norie Hatakeyama

Hatakeyama's plaited works reflect the complex structures that make up the universe. “Human beings explore structure in nature and create science and art," she says. “I've observed that the transition of science (mathematics, geometry, etc.) and art overlaps with the direction of my work. I feel deeply that the outside world, the natural world, is a field, made up of matter and energy, repeating regeneration and radiating unremitting energy."

Selected collections and exhibition venues:
The Nigata Prefectural Museum of History, Japan (Jomonesque Japan 2000); National Vlechtmuseum, Noorwolde, the Netherlands (East Weaves West, traveling exhibition); Crafts Council, London, England, (Contemporary International Basketmaking, travelling exhibit and On Paper); Senbikiya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; (Basketry Exhibition - Annual, 1986-2003; solo exhibit); Space S. Tokyo, Japan (Basketry Ten-Men); Ishow Gallery, Kanazawa, Japan (Basket Art); Museum of Art,University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Silk Gallery, Japan Embassy, Seoul, Korea (Korean and Japanese Basketry Exhibition).