Below is the complete list of raffle prizes to be won. Raffle tickets will be available at Kotatsu stall during the festival for 50p each.
STAR PRIZE
Hikikomori Artwork
Courtesy of Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
50cm x 60cm – 2021
Oil on canvas, manga pages, crystal resin.
Hikikomori is a social phenomenon, that was first identified in Japan, but has now extended across the world, and is characterised by acute social withdrawal. During the pandemic people worldwide got acquainted with this reclusive lifestyle. The artwork upcycles manga pages to portray the voluntary confinement syndrome, that reduces the human being to a mere mannequin. The kinetic images evoke the moving pictures found in anime, that are being celebrated by the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival in Wales.
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Artwork Website: https://chiaraspagnoliart.com
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