Napthalene is a synthetic material most commonly found in mothballs, which are used to repel moths from household closets. Aiko Miyanaga creates molds of things such as shoes, shirts, dresses, and moths and casts them in naphthalene. The delicate, aromatic objects are identified with a handmade label and placed in vitrines. Over the course of the exhibition the objects slowly evaporate from exposure to the air. The naphthalene collects on the inside of the vitrine forming crystalline shapes that signify the ephemeral nature of all things.

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