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Yuji Honbori “Yakushido”
Nanzuka Underground
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Yuji Honbori
Yuji Honbori produces statues of Buddha through means of used cardboard and paper cartons. Such works appear permeable from the front, while at the same time fragments of cardboard emerge stereoscopically when viewed from the side. Honbori finds significance in reusing materials that we consume in our daily lives - wood, paper, newspapers, milk cartons - in the context of his work. This said, he does not define the concept of his practice as specifically pertaining to ecological issues and recycling, but rather as more concerned with metempsychosis as articulated in Buddhism. Honbori began working with materials such as cardboard, which is both easily attainable and highly malleable, as a result of his hesitation to use new materials after experiencing the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The strength and dignity of Honbori’s works lie in the almost discrepant act of creating statues of Buddha - a subject of admiration and worship - from used cardboard that has already fulfilled its initial purpose. The exhibition is comprised of an installation work that replicates the Yakushido (hall of worship for the Yakushi Buddha), and a large-scale statue of the Fudo Myo-o (a dharmapala primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism).
Born in Kobe in 1958, Honbori graduated with a degree in sculpture from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, and currently lives and works in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture.
Born in Kobe in 1958, Honbori graduated with a degree in sculpture from Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, and currently lives and works in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture.
Schedule | Sep 9 (Sat) 2017-Oct 7 (Sat) 2017 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Sep 9 (Sat) 2017 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | http://nug.jp/en/exhibition/2017yujiHonbori.html | ||||||
| Venue | Nanzuka Underground http://www.nug.jp | ||||||
| Location | 3-30-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines, 10 minute walk from the Takeshita exit of Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-5422-3877 | ||||||
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