TABAIMO show - PARASOL UNIT - Private view: 25 May, 6.30 – 9 p.m.

Parasol unit is delighted to present the first solo exhibition in London devoted to the work of the Japanese artist Tabaimo. Since her graduation from art school in 1999, Tabaimo’s innovative and large-scale animated drawings have been extensively shown to major critical acclaim, both in Japan and internationally.

Tabaimo is known for her skilfully drawn and disturbing animations that mix imagery from contemporary
Japanese life with digital video technique. Throughout her eleven years of practice the artist has created
satirical works that often comment on modern life in Japan, and in particular on the way her own generation
attempts to reconcile the realities of today with traditional Japanese values. Tabaimo draws inspiration from a
variety of sources, not least from the media and her own personal experience. All animations are hand-drawn
by the artist and in their execution and use of colour they are perhaps inspired by traditional Japanese
drawings and prints. Tabaimo’s work pulsates with a sense of immediacy that invites viewers to respond to
them instinctively rather than react to them through acquired or preconceived knowledge.

The exhibition at Parasol unit is comprised of five video installations: Japanese Kitchen, 1999; hanabi-ra, 2003;
guignorama, 2006; public conVENience, 2006; and yudangami, 2009.