I saw an orange insect stepping lightly

The worn steps of a quiet corner of Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto became the site of a temporary intervention 'I saw an orange insect stepping lightly' (2003) with the gentle insertion of hundreds of pins into the moss growing on the edge of each step.
'I saw an orange insect stepping lightly' was part of a larger body of work created during the Though the Surface project, presenting me with the opportunity to work in Nishi Otsu in Japan for three months alongside the established textile artist Teruyoshi Yoshida. It was both an innovative and collaborative process of exchange of ideas, techniques and cultural experiences using textiles as the main medium of expression that we perceived on many different conceptual and contextual levels. A photograph of 'I saw an orange insect stepping lightly' was exhibited as part of the Through the Surface international touring exhibition with venues including The James Hockey Galleries, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College, Farnham January 27 – March 20 2004. Tour: Hove Museum and Art Gallery, January 31 – 21 March 2004; Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, April 06 – May 16 2004; Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax June 26 – August 30 2004; Nottingham Castle, Nottingham September 26 – November 11 2004; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan 2005. A total audience of 96, 000 Millar, L. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://transitionandinfluence.com/through-the-surface
The photograph 'I saw an orange insect stepping lightly' was then exhibited in the Quiet Sound exhibition curated by Kate Stoddart and presented at Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, Kettering, August 44 - September 24 2006.