Scarlet Dreams

Keiko Yokoyama

October 1 – 15, 2022

Galerie Stephanie
Unit 4021 East Wing, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, EDSA cor. Shaw Boulevard, 1552 Mandaluyong, Philippines

Keiko Yokoyama’s Scarlet Dreams leads us to settings where the dominance of the red color preludes the intensity of remembering the past. Her dramatic renderings of almost obsolete objects today bring us to a time when they were significant in our daily lives: a snail mail dropbox, a beetle-looking car, a manual sewing machine, and dolls that look like they have lived in another period. Using the color red alleviates the intensity of the longing for a time that is now gone but not forgotten. Thus, Yokoyama tells us to continue living in the present while reflecting on the past; take what is important, and bring it to the future.