Period
15th September, 2001─5th October, 2001
PM11：00-AM19：00

place
the former sinjyuku-kuritu ushigome haramachi elementary school
haramachi 2-43, shinjyuku-ku, tokyo, japan

URL
http://www.smma-sap.or.jp/exhib03.htm

download
exhibition movie

QandA
Q :

The artists are listed in Japanese alphabetical order.

A :

[My Basic Concept] I want to make something that never existed before using existing items. [My Theme] There is a puzzle game called Soukoban [Warehouse Keeper] developed by Thinking Rabbit Company in 1982. You are required to move your packet to the goal within a restricted room. In the process of moving around, you might get locked in a small room walled off by freight or partitions or you might carry your package into a corner where it is impossible to move any further.

A package is there to be moved, but, at the same time, it also functions as a wall that blocks your way. It is a game in which you are constantly moving to and fro within a space that opens and closes.

Figure is a collage on Mies van der Roheﾕs Museum for a Small City, 1942, Project. Artworks are lined up as interior decorations. Among them, Picassoﾕs Guernica is set up within the space as a painting, but it could also be viewed as a broad pillar supporting the space or a small wall dividing the interior of the room. If the given space was larger, it probably would not appear that way. Depending on its size and where it is placed, a painting can be viewed in many different ways.

With the above examples in mind, in the current exhibition using a ready-made school, I wish to install a work that questions the way space should be and how a painting should be viewed.

Q :

Whay did you choose the <material>,<technique>, etc. you currently employ as you means of expression?

A :

I do not want to do anything special in creating a work. However, I do try to create a special experience for the viewer. I hope to do my best within the limited talent and budget I have.

Q :

Please explain the relation between your work and the theme of the current exhibition, "space","time", and "body".

A :

I shall display what I have created within the sphere I can see with my own eyes, the time I can spend, and the place I can reach with my own hands.