The first Yokohama Triennale, held back in 2001, was a critical success, and so I was delighted to hear that the second incarnation of the contemporary art extravaganza has been set for September.

Now, if you can do basic arithmetic, four years later doesn't quite make the time cycle for a "triennale," but let's not be sticklers -- the fact that it is recurring (albeit a year late), gives us all something to look forward to. It was while reminiscing about the inaugural YT that I found myself wondering about Chiharu Shiota, a woman whose installation caught my eye back in 2001.

Shiota's piece, "Memories of Skin," featured a set of five identical women's dresses, tailored to scale but standing a whopping 13 meters tall. Hanging from a wall where they were endlessly showered by a soft spray of water, the dresses dwarfed visitors and were the main focal point of the triennale's largest exhibition room.