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A reclining figure is rendered on tatami in a restrained palette and fine lines. The vertical stripes of her clothing and the straight lines of the floor run in different directions, bringing slight movement into the otherwise still pose. A fine line unfurls into the air, while her unfixed gaze leaves space between the figure and her surroundings without overexplaining the sense of being ‘lost’ in the title.
My practice of confronting and painting models who live in the present depends greatly on the relationship I form with them. When I first met her, she was an ordinary art student. Before long, she had become a sought-after model painted by many artists—a muse for contemporary painters. At the time, I could not sort through my jealousy and stopped asking her to pose for me. Then, after a long interval, she casually agreed to model again. As evening light fell across her reclining body, my jealousy toward others ceased to matter and I was able to focus on the beauty before me. She seemed as endearing as a stray cat who visits from time to time, and I realized once more that she belongs to no one.
Nanami Shimoju was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, in 1995 and graduated in 2019 from the Japanese Painting course at Joshibi University of Art and Design. Working with traditional nihonga materials such as white hemp paper, sumi ink, and mineral pigments, she values the distance and relationship between artist and model, allowing an inner presence to emerge through gesture, gaze, clothing, and surrounding space. She appeared in episode 165 of BS Fuji’s Break Zenya and has presented her work in solo and group exhibitions at galleries and department stores in Japan.