Soft Tether, Loud Bloom

Exhibition Statement

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Housed within the walls of a once-restrictive space, Soft Tether, Loud Bloom reimagines the former police station as a site of transformation—where confinement yields to creation and constraint gives rise to life. Soft Tether, Loud Bloom brings together four artists from distinct cultural practices, whose works explore themes of containment, emergence and renewal.

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Japanese b. floriculture artist Yuka Konno of Miyavi Floristry harnesses the ephemerality of flowers, arranging them in a central dialogue with Australian b. Shibori artist TBA, whose textile manipulations echo the umbilical cord—binding life and potential. The dyed and knotted fabric cradles the floral arrangements, evoking the womb as a vessel of both limitation and infinite possibility.

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Mexican b. sculptor Daniel López Lomelí expands upon this exploration of form, casting structures that suggest both enclosure and expansion, the threshold between the past and the present. The tension of material and space reflects the history of the gallery itself—a place that once confined now nurtures artistic expression.

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Resonating through this interplay is the immersive work of sound healer ASUKA, who employs Hertz frequencies to evoke transformation on a vibrational level. Their sonic landscapes, layered with breath and movement, mirror the rhythmic contractions of birth—both literal and metaphorical.

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The exhibition is set to open as an immersive altar of renewal as Yuka Konno and Asuka collaborate in a live performance. Experience sonic sound waves, emerging from the echoes of what once was.

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Here, within the walls of 281 Clarence Street, a new story is being woven—one of interconnectedness, of creation within limitation and the renaissance of life.

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‍Biographies

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Yuka Konno

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Co Founder Miyavi Floristry

Yuka Konno's blossoming Sydney business @hananingen_sydney was the first Hananingen directly translating to flower, hana and human ningen - studio in Australia! Today, as the co-founder of Miyavi Floristry, Yuka strives to deliver an unparalleled gifting experience rooted in the spirit of Japanese hospitality; Omotenashi.

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Yuka holds a special affinity with nature, as her work reclaims the everyday protagonist to shine through. She is a lover of portrait photography, Kimono photoshoots and floriculture design.

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Yuka was the recipient of the Non-retail/Studio Florist Awards 2022, at Sydney Market's Fresh Awards, a triumphant celebration toward the success of local business owners and staff. Yuka studied a Certificate III in Floristry at TAFE NSW Padstow accompanied by Certificate IV in Floristry in 2020. She was awarded the TAFE NSW Bernie gold award for Design Excellence, which was the highest honour of the year for Western Sydney students.

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Daniel López Lomelí

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Daniel López Lomelí is a multidisciplinary artist born in Mexico City. His practice centres on the use of discarded materials, breathing new life into objects and resources that society deems as waste. Through his work, he crafts a visceral dialogue between the intricacies of nature and the relentless advance of environmental destruction. Each piece serves as a confrontation—an invitation to witness the collision of the organic with the synthetic.

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López Lomelí’s work extends beyond aesthetics; it is a call to awareness, urging viewers to reconsider their role within an increasingly eroded ecosystem. His practice immerses itself in the Chthulucene, where he navigates both despair and hope through abstract geometries.

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ASUKA‍

Asuka has been working as a dancer since her teenage years and has always lived next to sound. In her thirties, she started teaching yoga and began to search for effective sounds that would help her to go deeper into her lessons. From there, she discovered the depths of sound through learning about it and entered the world of sound. She then trained with the Tibetan Singing Bowls and began to offer sound healing personal sessions and more.

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Not only one-to-one sessions, but also collaborative sessions with Yoga, massage, painters and other musical instruments, expanding her world. In 2024 she will give a sound healing session on board a world cruise ship. In the same year, she had performed  at a sound healing event in Sydney for 1,000 people and give sound lectures and sound healing sessions in Japan.

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In 2025, she had a concert in collaboration with the traditional Japanese instruments Taiko and Shakuhachi with her dance and healing instrument.It was a huge success. She also has experience in conducting healing sessions for cancer patients at CancerFit. She is currently focusing on creating music for guided meditation.

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