Miho Dohi's "buttai 39" features an intriguing interplay of winding forms and textured surfaces, combining materials like wrapped cloth, wood, and metallic elements. The swirling arrangement evokes a sense of dynamic motion, while maintaining an organic, sculptural presence. This piece exemplifies Dohi's distinctive style, which blends tactile exploration and abstract form, creating a lively dialogue between the materials. Her work challenges the viewer's perception of sculpture, inviting an immersive, multi-sensory experience that blurs the line between object and entity, embodying her concept of "buttai" as a redefined artistic expression. ...
Miho Dohi shapes enigmatic sculptural forms that exist between object and living entity, drawing viewers into a space where materiality and intuition intertwine. Working with brass, copper, wood, cloth, paper, and paint, she develops “buttai”—a concept she coined to describe creations that defy fixed interpretation. Her creative process is intuitive and experimental, beginning with materials that resonate with her. She cuts, bends, and assembles these elements into dynamic compositions that balance precariously yet harmoniously, constantly exploring new shapes and relationships. Compact and complex, her sculptures offer a rich interplay of textures and volumes, encouraging engagement from multiple perspectives. Through her “buttai,” Dohi redefines sculpture as both mysterious and accessible, creating objects that challenge traditional boundaries and invite sensory discovery. ...
Crèvecœur, founded in 2009 by Axel Dibie (born 1981) and Alix Dionot-Morani (born 1979), located in the Belleville area (eastern Paris) has, since its creation, presented artists from France and the rest of the world whose different practices question current conditions for producing images and objects. The gallery sees itself as a body that supports its artists in the various stages of production, demonstration and dissemination of their practice. Through its work inside 3 gallery spaces — a 160 sq.m. space in Eastern Paris (20e) with natural light that can host ambitious exhibitions; and two spaces in the historic centre of Paris (7e) through the co-creation, since 2015, of a new alternative fair called Paris Internationale; through a publishing house called oe publishing books by represented and invited artists; and through support for production of the institutional shows of the represented artists, Crèvecœur is an entity which aims to adapt, in an organic way, to the challenging systems that contemporary artists experience today. ...
