tear mirror - jewel (2011)

tear mirror - jewel explores the human emotions and stories behind tears. I'm sending out an envelope which includes a letter pad, a small tear bottle and a colour palette sheet with a monocle sticker to people all over the world to collect their tear drops and record the stories behind them.

Tears are such a private, intimate and mysterious subtance that we shed from our eyes. The reasons and emotions behind tears vary in our memories and stories. I would like to use the materials that I'm collecting as motifs for this project to tell stories and to create a new type of shared experience using multiple senses. Collected tear drops will be crystalized to become Japanese traditional sweets called Kohaku (amber) to be tasted, worn and shared with our loved ones.

tear mirror - jewel will be exhibited at Kyoto Art Center from 20th of July - 11th of Sep 2011.If you are happry to share your tears, please contact me here