Cognate Landscape I

Fire Etching—Aburidashi on Somerset paper. Framed in a stained oak frame, signed on the mount, edition 3/5, glazed with anti-reflective Art glass protecting the artwork by providing 70% UV protection. Artwork size measures 120mm x 125mm, frame size 220 x 235mm.  Also available unframed float-mounted on board, signed and numbered 4/5, size of mount 200 x 255mm, artwork size 120mm x 125mm.

Aburidashi is the process of rendering an image using an invisible ink made from lemon juice. This alters the chemical balance of the paper, and on exposure to heat the image is burnt into the surface.  This ancient Japanese method of secret communication is integral to both Kaori’s practice and to the meaning of her work.

Read about Kaori’s exhibition Ness which took place in July 2025 at Frank