Shyness - A Midsummer Night's Dream

This artwork brings together an English play and a Japanese story of the red string.

According to Japanese legend, there is an invisible red string tied around a person’s little finger. It connects two people destined to be lovers, regardless of time, place or circumstance. The invisible red string may stretch, twist or tangle but never break.
I combined ‘the red strings’ with Shakespeare’s play, ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Four people are in the woods.

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Midori is a Japanese-born, Sydney-based contemporary artist.
She moved to Sydney in 1989 and her studio is in Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Her fascination towards music, literature and people gives her endless inspiration. She paints her dreams and concepts of love and music on her canvases. Her work is held in private and corporate collections in the UK, Europe, USA, South America, Japan and Australia.

Over the years, Midori has been involved in numerous group and solo exhibitions. She also ran various art projects over the years.
Midori was awarded by the Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney as a part of the 40th anniversary of the Australia-Japan Friendship Treaty in 2016.
In 2023, Midori received the Japanese Foreign Minister's Award from the Japanese government.