Color acts as light in Uchiyama’s paintings to construct a visceral sense of place, characterized by simple relationships of form such as those found in ancient classical orders. In LOGGIA, the artist invites viewers to explore the intersection of architectural and artistic spaces. Inspired by the loggia—a transitional space between indoor and outdoor environments—Uchiyama's work challenges traditional boundaries and encourages a simultaneous experience of multiple spaces.

Uchiyama illustrates this connection of interior and exterior spaces by noting, "Remnants of Greek temples, standing starkly against the sky, visually imply an almost musical ordering. These fragments often suggest more than seeing the entire, completed edifice can convey. Partial forms and missing or negative spaces in the ruins left me free to complete the whole in my mind’s eye, contemplate it in my imagination, and reconstitute it in the language of abstract form.

As a physical object, painting can embody this materiality and presence, creating a space where color constructs a visceral sense of place." She continues, "I recently visited the Getty Villa in Malibu and was struck by the fluidity of interior and exterior habitable areas: the loggia’s repetitive and rhythmic structure functions as a transitional framework between these realms. By its liminal nature, a loggia also embodies a fluidity between private and public lives, a characteristic of many ancient cultures. I've used the loggia as an architectural element to structure recent paintings that would engage the viewer at a threshold, poised to inhabit both worlds."