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ๆฑ ็้ๆฑ๏ฝMarie HIGASHI
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2017ๅนดใใ็ตตใๆใๅงใใ7ๆใงไธธ8ๅนดใ็ตใจใใจใใฆใใพใใไฝใ็ฅใใชใไธ็ใซ้ฃใณๅบใใไปๆฅใพใงใใใใใฎๅบไผใใใใใพใใใใใฎใ็ธใ็ตใณใๅใใฆใฎๆตทๅคๅๅฑใๅฐๆนพใง้ๅฌใงใใใใจใใๅฟใใๅฌใใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
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It has been nearly eight years since I began painting in 2017. When I first stepped into this unfamiliar world, I knew nothingโbut since then, Iโve been blessed with countless meaningful encounters. Thanks to these connections, Iโm deeply honored to hold my very first solo exhibition abroad, here in Taiwan.
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ไปๅใฎๅฑ่ฆงไผใงใฏใๆใๅงใใๅฝๅใใ็พๅจใซ่ณใใพใงใฎไฝๅใใๅน
ๅบใๅฑ็คบใใๆงๆใซใชใฃใฆใใพใใ้ๅปไฝใใๆฐไฝใพใงไธๅใซๅฑ็คบใใๆฉไผใใไปๅใๅใใฆใฎใใจใงใใไฝๅใใใๆทฑใ็ฅใฃใฆ้ ใใใ็นๅฅใง่ฒด้ใชๆฉไผใ ใจๆใใฆใใพใใ
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This exhibition brings together a wide range of works spanning from my earliest pieces to my most recent creations. It is the first time that past and new works will be shown side by side, offering a rare and special opportunity to explore the evolution of my practice in depth.
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ใใฎ8ๅนด้ใฎๆญฉใฟใๆฏใ่ฟใใชใใใ็ใใใจไฝๅใ้ใใฆ่ชใใๆฉไผใซใชใใฐๅฟใใๅนธใใงใใ
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I hope this exhibition becomes a space for us to connect through the works, to reflect together on this eight-year journey. It would mean so much to me.
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ใๆใๅงใใๅฝๅใใใๆฝ่ฑก็ใช่กจ็พใซใชใใพใใใใ
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๏ผFrom the very beginning, my work naturally leaned toward abstractionโ๏ผ
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ใไปฅๅใใ็งใ่จ่ใซๅฏพใใฆ่ฆๆๆ่ญใใใฃใใใๅฝๆใฏใใคใ่ชๅใๅฃใใฆใใพใใฎใงใฏใชใใใใจใใๆ่ฆใๅธธใซใใใพใใใใ
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๏ผperhaps because Iโve always found it difficult to express myself with words, and for a long time, I lived with the constant feeling that I might break down at any moment.๏ผ
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ใใใใฏ็่ญทๅธซใใใฆใใใใใจใใใใใงใใชใใใใใพใง็ใใฆใใไบบ็ใฎไธญใงไฝใๆถๅใงใใชใใใฎใจใใใใฎใ็ฉใฟ้ใชใฃใฆใใฃใฆ็ใ่ฆใใๆ่ฆใใใใพใใใใ
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๏ผIt wasnโt just because I had once been a nurse; rather, there were things in my life that I couldnโt fully digest. They built up, little by little, until I felt I could barely breathe.๏ผ
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ใ่จ่ไปฅๅคใฎไฝใใใใใชใใใฎใงๆๆใฎ็้ใใงใใใใใใฎใซใจใใใฎใฏๆใใๆใฃใฆใใใใจใงใใใใ
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๏ผI've always wished I could communicate through something other than wordsโsomething unnamable, yet deeply understood.๏ผ
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ใใใฎๅฝๆ็ตตใๆใใใจใงใ่ชๅ่ช่บซใ็ใใฆใใใจใใๆ่ฆใไปใใใซใใใจใใๆ่ฆใๅพใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใ
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๏ผThrough painting, I began to feel itโI was alive, and I was here, now.๏ผ
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ใ็งใฏ็งใงใใใชใใจใใใใจใใ่ฏๅฎใงใๅฆๅฎใงใใชใใ่ชๅใๅๅฎนใใใใจใซใคใชใใฃใฆใใใจๆใใพใใใ
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๏ผAnd from that, I beganโneither affirming nor denyingโbut simply accepting that I could only ever be myself.๏ผ
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โโ ๆฑ ็้ๆฑ Marie HIGASHI๏ฝ Interview 2025
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