The Gallery of Contemporary Textile Artists
                Masae Bamba
Japan
				
				
                
				
					
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								Gathering
								Size: Installation one: 18 × 30 × 30cm
Material: cotton
Date: 1995
							 
                            
						 
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								Tender thorns
								Size: Installation one: 15 × 15 × 30cm
Material: cotton
Date: 1995
							 
                            
						 
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								After image
								Size: Installation one: 120 × 50 × 20cm
Material: Silk
Date: 2004
							 
                            
						 
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								Fission
								Size: Installation
Material: cotton
Date: 2005
							 
                            
						 
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								Reborn
								Size: Installation
Material: silk/cotton
Date: 2006
							 
                            
						 
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								Flame
								Size: Installation
Material: silk
Date: 2008
							 
                            
						 
					
				 
                
                
                
                    
                Masae Bamba
Uses traditional shibori dyeing techniques, influenced by the patterns of tsujigahana, to create her own style, one that does not fit into any previous category, often exhibited as large scale installations made up of many, sometimes hundreds, of individual, small pieces.
                    Artist's Statement