パーヴェル・パズーヒン

Pavel Pazukhin

TETOTERA is a dialogue between Japanese handcraft, stop motion animation, and sacred space.
Japan is home to many traditional forms such as washi paper, silk, ritual straw objects, ceramics, and more. I love these traditions and use them both in my daily life and as props in my animations.
Over time, I began to uncover the stories behind each practice and was deeply moved by their depth and care. This led me to create a series of animations in which each tradition becomes a main character. I am extremely fortunate that several of my favorite artists and shops joined this project as collaborators:
* WARA (Sekimori) – instagram.com/wara_japan
* Kamiji Kakimoto (Washi paper) – instagram.com/kamiji_kakimoto
* Remnant (Silk) – instagram.com/remnant_japan
* TOKI NO HA (Ceramic) instagram.com/toki_no_ha
I imagined a temple as the ideal venue, and I am deeply grateful to Shōyō-in Temple for hosting the exhibition.
The exhibition features stop motion projections onto washi and silk screens, a VR installation, and site specific prop installations created in response to the temple space. The soundscape is composed by Masahiko Takeda (instagram.com/masahikotakeda/)
During the exhibition period, a food event by KEHAI (instagram.com/_kehai) will also take place.
This project is the second in my series about Japanese products. The first focused on contemporary product design and featured collaborations with KOKUYO, PAPIER LABO, MD PAPER, and OSF.TOKYO, presented at FabCafe Kyoto in 2025 (fabcafe.com/jp/events/kyoto/2506_pavel_exhibition/).