Kim Boske's impressions from the waterfall Amagoi no taki is a tangled and dreamlike study of streams of water that channels the mental capacity to exhilarate. These liquid narratives are printed on handmade Washi paper that she dyed in natural indigo at the Awagami factory in Kamiyama, Tokushima area, Japan during her residency at KAIR (Kamiyama Artist in Residence) in 2018/19.
The production of the Washi paper as well as the delicate dyeing indigo technique are both fading crafts in Japan. Indigo leaves are stirred and sprinkled with water for three months and then enter a delicate brewing process in a vat. This animism results in the serene quality of the indigo: a specific depth of colour, rich range of blues and an ever-diverse gradient outcome. Working with these living organisms is an integral part of Boske's practice, showing how the physical movement through time and space changes our perspective on the world.