S oft, dynamic, and delicate, Tomoko Kashiki's With Benjamin and Wall depicts a pair of figures intertwined with cascading folds of fabrics. The work demonstrates Kashiki's mastery of the acrylic medium, creating fluidity and transparency through her signature style, imitating traditional Japanese ink paintings resembling Buddhist art during the Heian period and Bijinga. The suspended movement of intimacy seems to fade into the distance as if it is a fleeting memory or a fragment of a sensual daydream.

Born in Kyoto in 1982, Tomoko Kashiki obtained M.F.A. and PhD in Painting at the Graduate School of Kyoto City University of Arts. Known for her ability to create paintings resembling traditional Japanese ink works through acrylic, the artist often portrays dreamlike compositions that invite viewers into a suspended space of t.mes lessness. Through the recurring motif of a lone female figure featured in her oeuvre, Kashiki explores themes of femininity and intimacy. The artist participated in various group exhibitions across the globe, notably the "Takahashi collects ion: Mirror Neuron" held in Tokyo in 2015 and "the 7th Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary Art" held in Brisbane in 2012. Kashiki's lulling works are popular among public and private collects ions worldwide, including the Museum of Old and New Art, Australia, Toyota Art collects ion, Japan, and Uli Sigg collects ion.

樫木知子的《與垂葉榕和牆》描繪一匹布如瀑布傾瀉而下，兩個人交纏其中，畫面柔和、細緻，富有動感。此作展示了樫木知子對壓克力這種媒材的掌握已達爐火純青的境界，作品貫徹她的標誌性風格，如水流淌、通透明亮，師法日本傳統水墨畫，近似平安時代的佛教藝術和美人畫。畫中，親密行為被畫上休止符，繼而消逝遠去，彷彿一切只是轉瞬即逝的記憶，或是綺夢的一塊碎片。

樫木知子1982年生於京都，從京都市立藝術大學研究院獲得美術碩士及美術博士學位。這位藝術家以運用壓克力營造彷似日本傳統水墨畫的作品而聞名，構圖如夢如幻，引領讀者進入靜止的永恆空間。樫木知子的作品反復出現孤獨的女性形象，藉此探索女性氣質與親密關係的主題。藝術家曾參與全球各地多場群展，當中最廣為人知的莫過於2015年在東京舉行的「高橋藏品：鏡像神經元」（Takahashi collects ion: Mirror Neuron），以及2012年在布里斯班舉行的「第7屆亞太當代藝術三年展」。樫木知子的繪畫祥和靜謐，深受世界各地的公共機構和私人藏家的歡迎，其作品納入了澳洲古典與現代藝術博物館（Museum of Old and New Art）藏品、豐田藝術典藏（Toyota Art collects ion） 及烏利・希克（私人）藏品（Uli Sigg collects ion）之列。