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Sheyne Tuffery

Shoganai

Shoganai

Regular price $425.00 NZD
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Paper size 50 x 35 cm 
woodblock / Relief mono print 
Rosaspina 250gsm archival paper 
varied edition of 10
# price includes shipping in NZ 
In Japanese, there’s a word I keep coming back to in my art practice: shouganai. It means 'nothing can be done' or 'it’s beyond our control.' It’s not defeatist—it’s about accepting what we can’t change. I see links to Stoicism, and it resonates with how I work: using found objects, embracing imperfections, and letting natural materials speak for themselves. Like wabi-sabi, shouganai reminds me to trust the process and find beauty in impermanence
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Shoganai
Shoganai

Shoganai

$425.00
Paper size 50 x 35 cm 
woodblock / Relief mono print 
Rosaspina 250gsm archival paper 
varied edition of 10
# price includes shipping in NZ 
In Japanese, there’s a word I keep coming back to in my art practice: shouganai. It means 'nothing can be done' or 'it’s beyond our control.' It’s not defeatist—it’s about accepting what we can’t change. I see links to Stoicism, and it resonates with how I work: using found objects, embracing imperfections, and letting natural materials speak for themselves. Like wabi-sabi, shouganai reminds me to trust the process and find beauty in impermanence