{"id":1846934,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846934"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:00:53","slug":"konketsu-alia-sugawara-is-a-silent-observer-of-her-own-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1846934","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Konketsu\u2019: Alia Sugawara Is a Silent Observer of Her Own Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-twt.jpg?w=1080&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-post-body col\">\n<div class=\"row post-body\">\n<aside class=\"post-body-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-body-sidebar-hype-comments-container list-unstyled d-none d-lg-block\">\n<li><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-sm-inline text\">Comments<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-author d-none d-lg-block\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-credentials d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-share d-none d-lg-block\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<article class=\"post-body-article\">\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> (<em>\u6df7\u8840<\/em>) is a deeply contemplative and serene exploration of tradition, intuition and duality. Currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE in Hong Kong, the exhibition is tucked away in Tai Hang \u2013 an unassuming neighborhood quietly teeming with modern art and creativity \u2013 and marks the Japan-based artist\u2019s international debut.<\/p>\n<p>For this milestone showing, Sugawara presents a new series of works elegantly rendered on traditional Japanese washi paper using black sumi ink. The body of work features an array of formats, including hanging scrolls, folding screens and mounted works, all of which utilize the natural bleeding and absorption of the ink to reflect a delicate tension between ferocity and grace.<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201c\u2026I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p>Enhancing the exhibition\u2019s contemplative intensity is a series of high-profile collaborations with renowned Japanese creators, such as UNDERCOVER\u2019s Jun Takahashi, art director Tetsuya Nagato and ceramicist Kenta Anzai. Technically, <i>Konketsu<\/i> represents a significant evolution in Sugawara\u2019s use of traditional materials. For this show, she transitioned from the more controlled <i>dosabiki<\/i> (treated) paper to a traditional, non-treated <i>washi<\/i>. This shift required her to relinquish control, as the ink bleeds more freely on the raw fibers. By painting \u201cthousands of butterflies\u201d to master this volatile interaction, Sugawara has achieved a new level of growth, creating lines that she believes possess a deeper, more inherent beauty than her previous, more structured work.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of her practice is a deeply intuitive process that eschews over-calculation in favor of what she calls \u201cobserving\u201d her own art. Her primary motif \u2013 a fusion of butterflies and bats \u2013 emerges from a \u201cpile of images\u201d in her mind, sparked by real-world experiences in nature. \u201cI don\u2019t really come up with anything,\u201d she admits, describing her role as a vessel for interactions with the plants and animals that transform in her mind\u2019s eye. This instinctive approach results in works that are both strange and naturally calming, inviting the viewer into a space that is profoundly peaceful.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-005.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-004.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-003.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-015.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"5\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">5 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-016.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"6\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">6 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-009.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"7\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">7 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-013.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This is your first exhibition outside of Japan. What made you choose Hong Kong for this debut?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Alia Sugawara:<\/b> Hong Kong just came naturally. The last time I was here for Art Basel and it was an experience. Japan doesn\u2019t have the same kind of energy towards art. It\u2019s a different color energy \u2014 much more muted, whereas Hong Kong is more vibrant. If I had to give it a color, Hong Kong feels like orange or red. It felt very different from Japan and I loved it.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The title of your show is <i>Konketsu<\/i>. What does that word mean to you personally and artistically?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think of my art as a reflection of myself, so I didn\u2019t think of <i>Konketsu<\/i> that way initially. But after I painted everything, the title worked because the main theme is these creatures that are a mixture of butterflies and bats. In Japanese, \u201cmixed blood\u201d doesn\u2019t sound as grotesque. It\u2019s about the dynamic of two separate groups \u2014 the result of the mixture, but also where they came from. It also relates to a lot of the art I\u2019ve painted, things that are a mix of two things.\n<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201cI want [visitors] to experience something strange and new, but not threatening\u2026\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us the story of how you came up with this motif?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really come up with it; it originates from things I\u2019ve really experienced, often in nature, plants, animals \u2014 I see things in my mind\u2019s eye that aren\u2019t actually there. It\u2019s a pile of images in my head that I have to get out on paper. I don\u2019t feel much control over what I paint \u2013 it\u2019s very intuitive and instinctive. Honestly, I think it would be a challenge for me to draw or paint things I don\u2019t feel a connection to.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>For this exhibition, you\u2019re mostly working with sumi ink and washi paper, both of which are tricky mediums. How much of your process is about harnessing the ink versus letting it flow?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I feel more like an observer of my own art, and of the sumi ink. Of course, I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\n<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not traditionally trained in Japanese painting. I just fell in love with these mediums. In previous exhibitions, I used dosabiki paper, which has a thin layer of animal-based glue that slows the ink down for more crisp and structured lines. But that paper doesn\u2019t last as long as the original washi paper. I wanted to let go of control and go the traditional way, even though controlling the ink is much harder. I painted thousands of butterflies to figure out this style.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019ve collaborated with three different creatives: Jun Takahashi, Tetsuya Nagato and Kenta Anzai. How did these collaborations come about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jun and Tetsuya, I\u2019ve known them for a long time. They had a hanging scroll they worked on together and we decided to do a collaborative piece. Tetsuya is a collage artist and used vintage music box punch paper as a base, and Jun and I did sumi ink paintings on top.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anzai-san was introduced to me by my gallerist, Alex. Our works pair well together \u2014 traditional hanging scrolls are often paired with ceramic works. I used his ceramics to show the scale of my miniature hanging scrolls and folding screens.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-008.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-007.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-011.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-006.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>I do love how you play with the scale of the scrolls and screens. The series of miniature scrolls is really fun.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exactly! I want it to be fun and cute. I also want people to feel closer to hanging scrolls \u2013 they\u2019re such an old school, traditional craft in Japanese culture, it can feel overly prestigious and distant, which is not really something a young person would buy. But hanging scrolls are really beautifully made; I wanted to make tweaks so that it would be much more approachable. And then working with Jun and Tetsuya-san, they pulled it even further away from tradition, but I love that.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>What emotion do you want visitors to take home from this exhibition? <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I want them to experience something strange and new, but not threatening. I want a sense of peace to be felt, along with a sense of appreciation for the beauty in traditional Japanese crafts.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> is currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE until May 10, 2026. 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Don\u2019t miss out on the latest news by signing up for our newsletters.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"terms\">By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    Hong KongExhibitionsthe shophouseotherthingsAlia Sugawara\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-footer\" class=\"post-footer row\">\n<div class=\"col-shopping-break\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-comments\">\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"post-comments none \">\n<header>\n<div class=\"heading\"><span class=\"comment-count\">0<\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-dropdown-tooltip\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row post-body\">\n<aside class=\"post-body-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-body-sidebar-hype-comments-container list-unstyled d-none d-lg-block\">\n<li><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-sm-inline text\">Comments<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-author d-none d-lg-block\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-credentials d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-share d-none d-lg-block\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<article class=\"post-body-article\">\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> (<em>\u6df7\u8840<\/em>) is a deeply contemplative and serene exploration of tradition, intuition and duality. Currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE in Hong Kong, the exhibition is tucked away in Tai Hang \u2013 an unassuming neighborhood quietly teeming with modern art and creativity \u2013 and marks the Japan-based artist\u2019s international debut.<\/p>\n<p>For this milestone showing, Sugawara presents a new series of works elegantly rendered on traditional Japanese washi paper using black sumi ink. The body of work features an array of formats, including hanging scrolls, folding screens and mounted works, all of which utilize the natural bleeding and absorption of the ink to reflect a delicate tension between ferocity and grace.<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201c\u2026I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p>Enhancing the exhibition\u2019s contemplative intensity is a series of high-profile collaborations with renowned Japanese creators, such as UNDERCOVER\u2019s Jun Takahashi, art director Tetsuya Nagato and ceramicist Kenta Anzai. Technically, <i>Konketsu<\/i> represents a significant evolution in Sugawara\u2019s use of traditional materials. For this show, she transitioned from the more controlled <i>dosabiki<\/i> (treated) paper to a traditional, non-treated <i>washi<\/i>. This shift required her to relinquish control, as the ink bleeds more freely on the raw fibers. By painting \u201cthousands of butterflies\u201d to master this volatile interaction, Sugawara has achieved a new level of growth, creating lines that she believes possess a deeper, more inherent beauty than her previous, more structured work.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of her practice is a deeply intuitive process that eschews over-calculation in favor of what she calls \u201cobserving\u201d her own art. Her primary motif \u2013 a fusion of butterflies and bats \u2013 emerges from a \u201cpile of images\u201d in her mind, sparked by real-world experiences in nature. \u201cI don\u2019t really come up with anything,\u201d she admits, describing her role as a vessel for interactions with the plants and animals that transform in her mind\u2019s eye. This instinctive approach results in works that are both strange and naturally calming, inviting the viewer into a space that is profoundly peaceful.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-005.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-004.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                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                            (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"5\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">5 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-016.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"6\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">6 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-009.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"7\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">7 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-013.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This is your first exhibition outside of Japan. What made you choose Hong Kong for this debut?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Alia Sugawara:<\/b> Hong Kong just came naturally. The last time I was here for Art Basel and it was an experience. Japan doesn\u2019t have the same kind of energy towards art. It\u2019s a different color energy \u2014 much more muted, whereas Hong Kong is more vibrant. If I had to give it a color, Hong Kong feels like orange or red. It felt very different from Japan and I loved it.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The title of your show is <i>Konketsu<\/i>. What does that word mean to you personally and artistically?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think of my art as a reflection of myself, so I didn\u2019t think of <i>Konketsu<\/i> that way initially. But after I painted everything, the title worked because the main theme is these creatures that are a mixture of butterflies and bats. In Japanese, \u201cmixed blood\u201d doesn\u2019t sound as grotesque. It\u2019s about the dynamic of two separate groups \u2014 the result of the mixture, but also where they came from. It also relates to a lot of the art I\u2019ve painted, things that are a mix of two things.\n<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201cI want [visitors] to experience something strange and new, but not threatening\u2026\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us the story of how you came up with this motif?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really come up with it; it originates from things I\u2019ve really experienced, often in nature, plants, animals \u2014 I see things in my mind\u2019s eye that aren\u2019t actually there. It\u2019s a pile of images in my head that I have to get out on paper. I don\u2019t feel much control over what I paint \u2013 it\u2019s very intuitive and instinctive. Honestly, I think it would be a challenge for me to draw or paint things I don\u2019t feel a connection to.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>For this exhibition, you\u2019re mostly working with sumi ink and washi paper, both of which are tricky mediums. How much of your process is about harnessing the ink versus letting it flow?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I feel more like an observer of my own art, and of the sumi ink. Of course, I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\n<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not traditionally trained in Japanese painting. I just fell in love with these mediums. In previous exhibitions, I used dosabiki paper, which has a thin layer of animal-based glue that slows the ink down for more crisp and structured lines. But that paper doesn\u2019t last as long as the original washi paper. I wanted to let go of control and go the traditional way, even though controlling the ink is much harder. I painted thousands of butterflies to figure out this style.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019ve collaborated with three different creatives: Jun Takahashi, Tetsuya Nagato and Kenta Anzai. How did these collaborations come about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jun and Tetsuya, I\u2019ve known them for a long time. They had a hanging scroll they worked on together and we decided to do a collaborative piece. Tetsuya is a collage artist and used vintage music box punch paper as a base, and Jun and I did sumi ink paintings on top.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anzai-san was introduced to me by my gallerist, Alex. Our works pair well together \u2014 traditional hanging scrolls are often paired with ceramic works. I used his ceramics to show the scale of my miniature hanging scrolls and folding screens.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-008.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-007.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-011.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-006.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>I do love how you play with the scale of the scrolls and screens. The series of miniature scrolls is really fun.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exactly! I want it to be fun and cute. I also want people to feel closer to hanging scrolls \u2013 they\u2019re such an old school, traditional craft in Japanese culture, it can feel overly prestigious and distant, which is not really something a young person would buy. But hanging scrolls are really beautifully made; I wanted to make tweaks so that it would be much more approachable. And then working with Jun and Tetsuya-san, they pulled it even further away from tradition, but I love that.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>What emotion do you want visitors to take home from this exhibition? <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I want them to experience something strange and new, but not threatening. I want a sense of peace to be felt, along with a sense of appreciation for the beauty in traditional Japanese crafts.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> is currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE until May 10, 2026. 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Don\u2019t miss out on the latest news by signing up for our newsletters.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"terms\">By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    Hong KongExhibitionsthe shophouseotherthingsAlia Sugawara\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-upper\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/div>\n<ul class=\"post-body-sidebar-hype-comments-container list-unstyled d-none d-lg-block\">\n<li><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-sm-inline text\">Comments<\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-author d-none d-lg-block\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-credentials d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-share d-none d-lg-block\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-category d-none d-lg-block\">\n<p>    Art\n                                                                                                    <\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-published d-none d-lg-block\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-author d-none d-lg-block\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-credentials d-none d-lg-block\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-sidebar-share d-none d-lg-block\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"post-body-article\">\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> (<em>\u6df7\u8840<\/em>) is a deeply contemplative and serene exploration of tradition, intuition and duality. Currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE in Hong Kong, the exhibition is tucked away in Tai Hang \u2013 an unassuming neighborhood quietly teeming with modern art and creativity \u2013 and marks the Japan-based artist\u2019s international debut.<\/p>\n<p>For this milestone showing, Sugawara presents a new series of works elegantly rendered on traditional Japanese washi paper using black sumi ink. The body of work features an array of formats, including hanging scrolls, folding screens and mounted works, all of which utilize the natural bleeding and absorption of the ink to reflect a delicate tension between ferocity and grace.<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201c\u2026I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p>Enhancing the exhibition\u2019s contemplative intensity is a series of high-profile collaborations with renowned Japanese creators, such as UNDERCOVER\u2019s Jun Takahashi, art director Tetsuya Nagato and ceramicist Kenta Anzai. Technically, <i>Konketsu<\/i> represents a significant evolution in Sugawara\u2019s use of traditional materials. For this show, she transitioned from the more controlled <i>dosabiki<\/i> (treated) paper to a traditional, non-treated <i>washi<\/i>. This shift required her to relinquish control, as the ink bleeds more freely on the raw fibers. By painting \u201cthousands of butterflies\u201d to master this volatile interaction, Sugawara has achieved a new level of growth, creating lines that she believes possess a deeper, more inherent beauty than her previous, more structured work.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of her practice is a deeply intuitive process that eschews over-calculation in favor of what she calls \u201cobserving\u201d her own art. Her primary motif \u2013 a fusion of butterflies and bats \u2013 emerges from a \u201cpile of images\u201d in her mind, sparked by real-world experiences in nature. \u201cI don\u2019t really come up with anything,\u201d she admits, describing her role as a vessel for interactions with the plants and animals that transform in her mind\u2019s eye. This instinctive approach results in works that are both strange and naturally calming, inviting the viewer into a space that is profoundly peaceful.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-005.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-004.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-003.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-015.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"5\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">5 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-016.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"6\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">6 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-009.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"7\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">7 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-013.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This is your first exhibition outside of Japan. What made you choose Hong Kong for this debut?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Alia Sugawara:<\/b> Hong Kong just came naturally. The last time I was here for Art Basel and it was an experience. Japan doesn\u2019t have the same kind of energy towards art. It\u2019s a different color energy \u2014 much more muted, whereas Hong Kong is more vibrant. If I had to give it a color, Hong Kong feels like orange or red. It felt very different from Japan and I loved it.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The title of your show is <i>Konketsu<\/i>. What does that word mean to you personally and artistically?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think of my art as a reflection of myself, so I didn\u2019t think of <i>Konketsu<\/i> that way initially. But after I painted everything, the title worked because the main theme is these creatures that are a mixture of butterflies and bats. In Japanese, \u201cmixed blood\u201d doesn\u2019t sound as grotesque. It\u2019s about the dynamic of two separate groups \u2014 the result of the mixture, but also where they came from. It also relates to a lot of the art I\u2019ve painted, things that are a mix of two things.\n<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201cI want [visitors] to experience something strange and new, but not threatening\u2026\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us the story of how you came up with this motif?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really come up with it; it originates from things I\u2019ve really experienced, often in nature, plants, animals \u2014 I see things in my mind\u2019s eye that aren\u2019t actually there. It\u2019s a pile of images in my head that I have to get out on paper. I don\u2019t feel much control over what I paint \u2013 it\u2019s very intuitive and instinctive. Honestly, I think it would be a challenge for me to draw or paint things I don\u2019t feel a connection to.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>For this exhibition, you\u2019re mostly working with sumi ink and washi paper, both of which are tricky mediums. How much of your process is about harnessing the ink versus letting it flow?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I feel more like an observer of my own art, and of the sumi ink. Of course, I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\n<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not traditionally trained in Japanese painting. I just fell in love with these mediums. In previous exhibitions, I used dosabiki paper, which has a thin layer of animal-based glue that slows the ink down for more crisp and structured lines. But that paper doesn\u2019t last as long as the original washi paper. I wanted to let go of control and go the traditional way, even though controlling the ink is much harder. I painted thousands of butterflies to figure out this style.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019ve collaborated with three different creatives: Jun Takahashi, Tetsuya Nagato and Kenta Anzai. How did these collaborations come about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jun and Tetsuya, I\u2019ve known them for a long time. They had a hanging scroll they worked on together and we decided to do a collaborative piece. Tetsuya is a collage artist and used vintage music box punch paper as a base, and Jun and I did sumi ink paintings on top.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anzai-san was introduced to me by my gallerist, Alex. Our works pair well together \u2014 traditional hanging scrolls are often paired with ceramic works. I used his ceramics to show the scale of my miniature hanging scrolls and folding screens.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-008.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-007.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-011.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-006.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>I do love how you play with the scale of the scrolls and screens. The series of miniature scrolls is really fun.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exactly! I want it to be fun and cute. I also want people to feel closer to hanging scrolls \u2013 they\u2019re such an old school, traditional craft in Japanese culture, it can feel overly prestigious and distant, which is not really something a young person would buy. But hanging scrolls are really beautifully made; I wanted to make tweaks so that it would be much more approachable. And then working with Jun and Tetsuya-san, they pulled it even further away from tradition, but I love that.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>What emotion do you want visitors to take home from this exhibition? <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I want them to experience something strange and new, but not threatening. I want a sense of peace to be felt, along with a sense of appreciation for the beauty in traditional Japanese crafts.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> is currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE until May 10, 2026. 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Don\u2019t miss out on the latest news by signing up for our newsletters.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"terms\">By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    Hong KongExhibitionsthe shophouseotherthingsAlia Sugawara\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<div id=\"post-body-top-bar\" class=\"post-body-top-bar d-block d-lg-none\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-share-meta-container\">\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-meta\"><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-category\"><\/p>\n<p>    Art<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><span class=\"post-body-top-bar-published\"><time class=\"timeago\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T00:00:53Z\">1 day ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-top-bar-hype-comments-container \"><span class=\"hype-count grey\"><br \/>\n             395<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Views<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"disqus-comment-count\"><span>0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"d-none d-none text\">Comments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"floating-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Save<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content\">\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> (<em>\u6df7\u8840<\/em>) is a deeply contemplative and serene exploration of tradition, intuition and duality. Currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE in Hong Kong, the exhibition is tucked away in Tai Hang \u2013 an unassuming neighborhood quietly teeming with modern art and creativity \u2013 and marks the Japan-based artist\u2019s international debut.<\/p>\n<p>For this milestone showing, Sugawara presents a new series of works elegantly rendered on traditional Japanese washi paper using black sumi ink. The body of work features an array of formats, including hanging scrolls, folding screens and mounted works, all of which utilize the natural bleeding and absorption of the ink to reflect a delicate tension between ferocity and grace.<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201c\u2026I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p>Enhancing the exhibition\u2019s contemplative intensity is a series of high-profile collaborations with renowned Japanese creators, such as UNDERCOVER\u2019s Jun Takahashi, art director Tetsuya Nagato and ceramicist Kenta Anzai. Technically, <i>Konketsu<\/i> represents a significant evolution in Sugawara\u2019s use of traditional materials. For this show, she transitioned from the more controlled <i>dosabiki<\/i> (treated) paper to a traditional, non-treated <i>washi<\/i>. This shift required her to relinquish control, as the ink bleeds more freely on the raw fibers. By painting \u201cthousands of butterflies\u201d to master this volatile interaction, Sugawara has achieved a new level of growth, creating lines that she believes possess a deeper, more inherent beauty than her previous, more structured work.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of her practice is a deeply intuitive process that eschews over-calculation in favor of what she calls \u201cobserving\u201d her own art. Her primary motif \u2013 a fusion of butterflies and bats \u2013 emerges from a \u201cpile of images\u201d in her mind, sparked by real-world experiences in nature. \u201cI don\u2019t really come up with anything,\u201d she admits, describing her role as a vessel for interactions with the plants and animals that transform in her mind\u2019s eye. This instinctive approach results in works that are both strange and naturally calming, inviting the viewer into a space that is profoundly peaceful.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-005.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-004.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-003.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-015.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"5\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">5 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-016.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"6\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">6 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-009.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"7\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">7 of 7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-013.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>This is your first exhibition outside of Japan. What made you choose Hong Kong for this debut?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Alia Sugawara:<\/b> Hong Kong just came naturally. The last time I was here for Art Basel and it was an experience. Japan doesn\u2019t have the same kind of energy towards art. It\u2019s a different color energy \u2014 much more muted, whereas Hong Kong is more vibrant. If I had to give it a color, Hong Kong feels like orange or red. It felt very different from Japan and I loved it.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The title of your show is <i>Konketsu<\/i>. What does that word mean to you personally and artistically?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think of my art as a reflection of myself, so I didn\u2019t think of <i>Konketsu<\/i> that way initially. But after I painted everything, the title worked because the main theme is these creatures that are a mixture of butterflies and bats. In Japanese, \u201cmixed blood\u201d doesn\u2019t sound as grotesque. It\u2019s about the dynamic of two separate groups \u2014 the result of the mixture, but also where they came from. It also relates to a lot of the art I\u2019ve painted, things that are a mix of two things.\n<\/p>\n<p><q>\u201cI want [visitors] to experience something strange and new, but not threatening\u2026\u201d<\/q><\/p>\n<p><b>Can you tell us the story of how you came up with this motif?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really come up with it; it originates from things I\u2019ve really experienced, often in nature, plants, animals \u2014 I see things in my mind\u2019s eye that aren\u2019t actually there. It\u2019s a pile of images in my head that I have to get out on paper. I don\u2019t feel much control over what I paint \u2013 it\u2019s very intuitive and instinctive. Honestly, I think it would be a challenge for me to draw or paint things I don\u2019t feel a connection to.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>For this exhibition, you\u2019re mostly working with sumi ink and washi paper, both of which are tricky mediums. How much of your process is about harnessing the ink versus letting it flow?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I feel more like an observer of my own art, and of the sumi ink. Of course, I want to maintain some control, but what I love about sumi is that you can\u2019t completely control it.\n<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not traditionally trained in Japanese painting. I just fell in love with these mediums. In previous exhibitions, I used dosabiki paper, which has a thin layer of animal-based glue that slows the ink down for more crisp and structured lines. But that paper doesn\u2019t last as long as the original washi paper. I wanted to let go of control and go the traditional way, even though controlling the ink is much harder. I painted thousands of butterflies to figure out this style.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019ve collaborated with three different creatives: Jun Takahashi, Tetsuya Nagato and Kenta Anzai. How did these collaborations come about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jun and Tetsuya, I\u2019ve known them for a long time. They had a hanging scroll they worked on together and we decided to do a collaborative piece. Tetsuya is a collage artist and used vintage music box punch paper as a base, and Jun and I did sumi ink paintings on top.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anzai-san was introduced to me by my gallerist, Alex. Our works pair well together \u2014 traditional hanging scrolls are often paired with ceramic works. I used his ceramics to show the scale of my miniature hanging scrolls and folding screens.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-slider before-booted full-screen-enabled light\" data-width=\"100%\" data-animate=\"slide\" data-slideshow data-loop data-slideshowspeed=\"7000\" data-group-cells=\"1\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel\">\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"1\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">1 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-008.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"2\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">2 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-007.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"3\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">3 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-011.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickity-carousel-cell\" data-gallery-index=\"4\"><span class=\"gallery-image-index\"><span class=\"image-index\">4 of 4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                                    <source srcset=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-006.jpg?q=90&amp;w=2180&amp;format=jpeg&amp;cbr=1&amp;fit=max\" media=\"<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),<br \/>\n                                        (min-width: 1200px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)<br \/>\n                                    \" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>I do love how you play with the scale of the scrolls and screens. The series of miniature scrolls is really fun.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exactly! I want it to be fun and cute. I also want people to feel closer to hanging scrolls \u2013 they\u2019re such an old school, traditional craft in Japanese culture, it can feel overly prestigious and distant, which is not really something a young person would buy. But hanging scrolls are really beautifully made; I wanted to make tweaks so that it would be much more approachable. And then working with Jun and Tetsuya-san, they pulled it even further away from tradition, but I love that.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>What emotion do you want visitors to take home from this exhibition? <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I want them to experience something strange and new, but not threatening. I want a sense of peace to be felt, along with a sense of appreciation for the beauty in traditional Japanese crafts.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Alia Sugawara\u2019s <i>Konketsu<\/i> is currently on view at otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE until May 10, 2026. The exhibition is by appointment only.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>otherthings by THE SHOPHOUSE<\/b><br \/>\n31 Sun Chun Street, Tai Hang, Hong Kong<\/p>\n<div class=\"show-article\">\n<p>                                                            Read Full Article<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-author d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider share-divider\">\n<h6>Text By<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"author-name\">Zoe Leung<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-credentials d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<div class=\"credential\">\n<h6>Image Credit<\/h6>\n<p><span>Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-share d-block d-lg-none\">\n<hr class=\"sidebar-divider\">\n<h6>Share this article<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body-content-tags\">\n<div class=\"body collapsed\">\n<p>    Hong KongExhibitionsthe shophouseotherthingsAlia Sugawara\n                                                            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/3\/alia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/image-cdn.hypb.st\/https%3A%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2Fimage%2F2026%2F03%2F24%2Falia-sugawara-konketsu-exhibition-otherthings-the-shophouse-hong-kong-twt.jpg?w=1080&amp;cbr=1&amp;q=90&amp;fit=max&#8221;] Art 1 day ago 395 Views 0\u00a0Comments Comments Save Text By Zoe Leung Image Credit Courtesy Of Otherthings by The Shophouse Share this article Art 1 day ago 395 Views 0\u00a0Comments Comments Save Alia Sugawara\u2019s Konketsu (\u6df7\u8840) is a deeply contemplative and serene exploration of tradition, intuition and duality. 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