CHIHARU SHIOTA

Osaka-born, Berlin-based installation artist Chiharu Shiota is best known for her yarn-filled exhibitions. Shiota is widely recognised for her work at the Japan Pavilion of the 2015 Venice Biennale, The Key in the Hand, featuring red wool and keys suspended over boats. For the Gucci Herbarium Room, Shiota used the label’s herbarium print in the furnishings, allowing its floral motif to peek through from beneath an elaborate tangle of red yarn to create a dreamy optical illusion.