Brief Encounter - Gazebo

Yuko Shiraishi is best known for her large-scale minimalist abstract paintings, which explore the formal possibilities of colour and composition. Alongside her painting practice, Shiraishi is also known for her architectural and conceptual works, which reflect her fascination with architecture, cosmology, and the liminal threshold between dream and reality.

'A gazebo is usually located in a garden or a park, where you can take in the view around you - a view capturing a moment of time and of space. It’s like you are in a little concentrated cosmos. I’ve been interested in sky, space, light, and clouds, and for this project - another in my Imaginary Architecture series - I chose to explore iridescent clouds, sometimes known as "rainbow clouds," a meteorological phenomenon characterised by vibrant, colourful bands appearing on thin, semi-transparent clouds.' — Yuko Shiraishi