2024
Thatched roof houses, known in Japan as chashitsu, represent a traditional method of construction for teahouses. Despite the highly textured nature of the material, the roof was often regarded as simple and modest — especially in contrast to the refined ceremonial experience it sheltered. In this case, the house is structurally open to its surroundings, allowing light and nature to become part of the composition. Textures weave together the man-made and the natural into a single visual field. This study explores the collision between the organic world of nature and the deliberate craft of human construction in the Japanese teahouse tradition. The piece investigates how natural elements — light, vegetation, shadow — penetrate and become inseparable from the architectural form itself. Through collage and drawing, the work captures the moment where boundaries dissolve and the built environment and natural world become one continuous experience. The hand-drawn collage was created using ink on pure white silk, polyester paper, and PVC. Dimensions: 297 x 210 mm.