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Sachiko Kodama "Morphotower"
Gallery Sakamaki
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Sachiko Kodama
A projection emerges from the surface; many spikes protrude and gather as if they are alive.....
Black liquid that reacts to magnetic flux: when I saw this material for the first time, I found its strange shapes and movements very puzzling. It may have looked familiar to people used to watching morphing computer graphics and hyper-realistic virtual images that exist in only a mathematical form. However, these phenomena were appearing right there in front of me in the real world.
Still, a magnetic fluid can't be manipulated as freely as computer graphics. The forms cannot contradict the physical laws of magnetism and gravity. I often marvel at how the shapes created in this magnetic fluid resemble plant or animal forms.
What does this seem like?..... A water lily?
What does the shape of these thorns remind you of ?..... A hedgehog?
I have created various works using magnetic fluids, continuing the dialog between a material and an image.
The gushing movement of the liquid makes it seem living, dynamic, and sometimes almost violently erotic. I am fascinated by these forms, so I am always trying to draw out the maximum allure of the material itself - its characteristics as a physical substance.
Anyone can make a moving, interactive figure - a beautiful artifact which has never been seen before. I feel as if I am at the gateway to an entirely unknown continent.
Sachiko Kodama
Black liquid that reacts to magnetic flux: when I saw this material for the first time, I found its strange shapes and movements very puzzling. It may have looked familiar to people used to watching morphing computer graphics and hyper-realistic virtual images that exist in only a mathematical form. However, these phenomena were appearing right there in front of me in the real world.
Still, a magnetic fluid can't be manipulated as freely as computer graphics. The forms cannot contradict the physical laws of magnetism and gravity. I often marvel at how the shapes created in this magnetic fluid resemble plant or animal forms.
What does this seem like?..... A water lily?
What does the shape of these thorns remind you of ?..... A hedgehog?
I have created various works using magnetic fluids, continuing the dialog between a material and an image.
The gushing movement of the liquid makes it seem living, dynamic, and sometimes almost violently erotic. I am fascinated by these forms, so I am always trying to draw out the maximum allure of the material itself - its characteristics as a physical substance.
Anyone can make a moving, interactive figure - a beautiful artifact which has never been seen before. I feel as if I am at the gateway to an entirely unknown continent.
Sachiko Kodama
Schedule | Mar 10 (Mon) 2008-Mar 28 (Fri) 2008 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | free | ||||
| Venue | Gallery Sakamaki http://gallery-sakamaki.net/main-e.html  | ||||
| Location | Showa Bldg. B2, 2-8-18 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031 | ||||
| Access | 1 minutes walk from exit 6 at Kyobashi station on the Ginza line, 8 minutes walk from the Yaesu exit of JR Tokyo station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3563-1733 | ||||
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