Akito Coffee, Kofu City, Japan

yamayamayama. Oil on wood, Series of 15, 2015

Hechima, Kofu City, Japan

Terasaki Coffee, Kofu City, Japan

Fusetsu Cafe & Gallery, Kofu City, Japan

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A majestic view into the distance; a romantic image rendered in the imagination; farms of delicious fruit; adventurous and enduring hikes soothed by cool crisp air; and an elevated state of being: in awe and at one with divine nature.  

Yama or Mountains are a natural phenomenon highly revered by human beings. Mountains as part of art and culture assume symbols of human aspirations, aptitudes, and achievements. In the day-to-day, mountains are populated fertile landscapes that support human activity and provide essential sustenance to the locals.

yamayamayama is a solo exhibition of fifteen paintings created as part of a two months programme at AIRY (Artist in Residency Yamanashi), Japan. During her time in Kofu City, Adeleine spent her days immersed in the “City of Mountains” observing and responding to relationships between the man-made and natural.

yamayamayama was installed simultaneously as still-life objects across four café-galleries in Kofu-City: Akito Coffee, Fusetsu Café & Gallery, Hechima, and Terasaki Coffee from 22-29th July 2015.

This project was made possible through interactions with the local community, Artist in Residence Yamanashi (AIRY) and the Singapore International Foundation.