10/04/2026
Archiving the everyday. 🌿
We first hosted Japanese artist Ayaka Asano for an exhibition in our space back in 2021. Since then, her ability to capture the intimate, fleeting moments of the everyday has only grown more profound.
In her latest series of prints, Asano continues to explore the inherent sadness and joy of passing time. Rooted in her lifelong habit of documenting ordinary scraps and daily memories, this collection captures a beautiful spectrum of quiet observation. It moves from the wistful imagination of The Lookout at Night and the sensory nostalgia of The Sweetness Smelled One Spring, to the botanical resilience found in Grape Hyacinth Sisters and Dandelion in the Water, and the quiet anticipation of Thinking of the Sea.
The physical ex*****on of these pieces is what makes them truly special. Working on an intimate scale, Asano combines the meticulous, precise lines of traditional copperplate etching with the delicate touch of hand-coloured transparent watercolours. Because of this monotype process, each gem-like silhouette is beautifully fragile, possessing its own entirely unique tonal variations.
It is a brilliant exercise in transforming the overlooked into something quietly precious.
1. Grape Hyacinth Sisters ,20x20 cm ,Etching print with hand coloured monotype, Edition of 10, 2025
2. Dandelion in the Water, 20x20 cm ,Etching print with hand coloured monotype, Edition of 10, 2025
3. The Lookout at Night, 20x20 cm ,Etching print with hand coloured monotype, Edition of 10, 2025
4. The Sweetness Smelled One Spring, 20 x 20 cm ,Etching print with hand coloured monotype, Edition of 10, 2025
5.Thinking of the Sea,20 x 20 cm ,Etching print with hand coloured monotype, Edition of 10, 2025
📍 Available in the shop and online.