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SEKIJIMA Hisako
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Sekijima Hisako was born in Tainan (Taiwan) in 1944. After studying English literature and working for several years in Tokyo, she started, at the age of 28, to learn traditional rattan basketry. In 1975 she moved with her husband to New York.
The museums and collections she had access to in New York gave her the opportunity to study the weaving traditions of numerous cultures. Her encounters with the avant-garde of modern basket makers in the States (Ed Rossbach, John McQueen) opened totally new approaches for her. She was fascinated by how these basket makers, through study and practice of traditional techniques, find their own very individual style. Since that time she has been making baskets exclusively.
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