{"id":65627,"date":"2026-05-05T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=65627"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:51:37","slug":"dangling-keys-gothic-wards-dresses-and-massive-web-structures-chiharu-shiota-at-the-hayward-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/dangling-keys-gothic-wards-dresses-and-massive-web-structures-chiharu-shiota-at-the-hayward-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangling keys, gothic wards, dresses and massive web structures: Chiharu Shiota at the Hayward Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This large scale exhibition at the Hayward Gallery was nothing short of spectacular, with huge web installations pulling you into the weird and wonderful worlf of artist Chiharu Shiota.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ground floor had been turned into a textile airport baggage conveyor, with cityscapes made out of clothing,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-15.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the cloth structure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of keys dangled from the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-14.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-17.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-18.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-19.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-20.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-21.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-22.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-23.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With its twine encased beds and monochrome vista, this would be the perfect location for a goth party!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-24.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The miles of black twine made this look like a charcoal drawing of a dystopian hospital ward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-25.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-27.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-28.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-30.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-31.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-32.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/hayward-shiota-threads-33.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life at the Hayward Gallery\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life ran at the hayward Gallery until Sun 3 May 2026. You can find out more about the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chiharu_Shiota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/london-art-exhibitions-installations-and-events-photos-and-chat.374789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London art exhibitions, installations and events \u2013 photos and chat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This large scale exhibition at the Hayward Gallery was nothing short of spectacular, with huge web installations pulling you into the weird and wonderful worlf of artist Chiharu Shiota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1765,194,17,193],"tags":[34,2783,10,18,1195,567],"class_list":["post-65627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-london-features","category-photos","category-places","tag-art","tag-hayward-gallery","tag-london","tag-photography","tag-photos","tag-sculpture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hayward-shiota-threads-01.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQI7P-h4v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65642,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65627\/revisions\/65642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}