About this event
Visual ArtFor over twenty years, Sachiko Watanabe has lived with indigo — growing it, fermenting it, dyeing with it, and shaping her days around its rhythms. Traveling from her home in Japan, she brings this quiet, deeply personal practice to the JCCC for the first time. Rooted in one of Japan's oldest natural dyeing traditions, natural indigo sukumo fermentation, this exhibition invites you to slow down and step into her world — to see, touch, and feel the colour of a life shaped by patience, land, and time. Join us in welcoming her to Toronto.
About the Exhibition
The exhibition follows the full life cycle of indigo — from seed to sukumo, from vat to fabric, from field to everyday life. Visitors will encounter:
The Making of Sukumo — a year-long journey through sowing, transplanting, harvesting, drying, and fermenting indigo leaves
Shades of Indigo — a study of the many named hues within the indigo spectrum, from pale aijiro(藍白) to deep kachi-iro(搗色)