島内梨佐は京都造形芸術大学在学中に点描画に取り組みはじめ、卒業展で学長賞を受賞しました。島内が思う点描画の魅力は、意味のないように思える一つ一つの点の重なり合いが、日々異なって見えることにあります。幼少期より自然に親しんだ島内は、地球環境と人間文化に関わる仕事をするさなか、微生物の造形美にインスピレーションを受け、それらの一見取るに足らないように見える”点”の命によって世界が構成されていること、そしてその“点”の命の重なり合いは日々変化して異なる様子を見せることに点描画との共通点を見出します。
「微生物と曼荼羅のフラクタル」では、微生物という極小の命と、宇宙を表す曼荼羅という極大の世界を同一の構図に取り込むことで、フラクタルな関係性を表現し、新たな点と絵の可能性を追求した作品を10点以上展示しています。

Risa Shimauchi began working with pointillism while studying at Kyoto University of the Arts, and she received the President’s Award at her graduation exhibition. What she finds most compelling about pointillism is how each individual dot—seemingly meaningless on its own—overlaps with others to create an image that appears differently each day.
Having been close to nature since childhood, Shimauchi was inspired by the intricate beauty of microorganisms while working in a field related to environmental and human cultural issues. She discovered a connection between the structure of the world—composed of countless seemingly insignificant “dots” of life—and pointillism, where the overlapping of these dots reveals ever-changing forms.
In her series “Fractals of Microorganisms and Mandalas,” she presents more than ten works that incorporate both the microcosmic world of microorganisms and the macrocosmic realm of mandalas, which symbolize the universe. Through these compositions, she explores their fractal relationships and seeks new potential in the world of dots and imagery.