Explore Art at norm. air
Incorporate art as a part of life.
Artwork revitalizes the city and brings people toghether.
One of our missions is to create such an environment in Japan.
hotel norm. periodically replaces the art in the hotel.
A place for artists to present and sell their works
A space with art for guests.
We aim to achieve our mission by bringing art into your lifestyle through norm.
Ena Furuya at hotel norm.air
Exhibition period
April 1, 2024 ~ June 30, 2024
Artist Profile
Ena Furuya
Born in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. Graduated from the textile course, department of industrial, interior and craft design, in the graduate school of Musashino Art University in 2011. Influenced by her mother, who is a dyeing artist, she immersed herself in batik dyeing while enrolling university. Currently, she is at her work with flower motif, mainly with batik method. In 2013, she offered her work to an opening title (May term) of “Yae no Sakura”, the NHK taiga drama. In recent years, as she held an exhibition in Shanghai, her activity does not remain within Japan.
About “batik”
Batik is a traditional dyeing process using wax to prevent dye from penetrating the cloth to create pattern. Since cotton textile unearthed in the Eastern Han Dynasty tomb in Niya prefecture of Hsinchiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China, batik is considered to have existed since the 2nd-3rd century. In Japan, as textiles were contained in the Shoso-in treasures, the existence is recognized since Tenpyō period. However it once ceased with the difficulty of beeswax import, it revived in Meiji period down to the present. Tanmono (roll of cloth) including kimonos are representative works. In addition, the yuzen dyeing in Kyoto also has a technique called “Roketsu-yuzen”, meaning batik.