Ujiie certainly challenges her-
self with “Terra Incognita”, which
blends her work in textiles, fash-
ion design, and visual art to cre-
ate an ethereal, imaginary, and
mythological world. The exhibit
builds upon the imagery found
in “The Garden of Earthly De-
lights” by Hieronymus Bosch -
essentially bringing the fantasti-
cal painting to life.
“It’s a very beautiful and kind
of amazing commentary on the
human condition of good and
evil; of sexuality; and of rever-
ence to nature,” said Ujiie. “It’s
a very timely painting in terms
of what I feel is going on in so-
ciety right now. It’s not the only
inspiration for the show, but it’s
one of the inspirations. There’s
heaven, there’s hell, there’s also
these dreamlike passionate en-
counters between people of
the opposite sex, same sex, and
people having sex with animals.
There’s all these exotic creatives
and surrealistic architecture and
fountains - just loaded with all
kinds of wonderful metaphors
Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, oil on oak panels, 220 cm × 389 cm (87 in × 153 in), Museo del Prado, Madrid
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