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Yu Ogata + Ichiro Ogata “Unmanned”
Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film
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Yu Ogata, Ichiro Ogata
“Unmanned” comprises two different videos: a very representational one of the diorama city shot from the train that runs through it, and an abstract one composed exclusively of shots of the trains’ lights. As the title suggests, the work is made with as little human intervention as possible, featuring automated trains, automated announcements and automated cameras.
In the first video, the unique character of dioramas - arguably the ultimate medium for representational expression - is used to give meaning to every element including the train lineup, building details, positioning of people, and train announcements. As a result, form and sound are intertwined with complex cultural factors. For example, Portuguese and Dutch - languages of nations that once conquered the world - are symbolically used to create an accumulation of global cultures. In the latter video, which is silent, cultural factors are eliminated and everything is reduced and abstracted to the movement of light. The world depicted here feels weightless like outer space and belongs to another dimension, like that of meditation and sleep, outside of realistic problems.
The two videos, which were made based on human brain circuitry that travels between figuration and abstraction, like the model train that runs between concrete and abstract space, leads the viewer’s consciousness to the liminal space between reality and fiction.
In the first video, the unique character of dioramas - arguably the ultimate medium for representational expression - is used to give meaning to every element including the train lineup, building details, positioning of people, and train announcements. As a result, form and sound are intertwined with complex cultural factors. For example, Portuguese and Dutch - languages of nations that once conquered the world - are symbolically used to create an accumulation of global cultures. In the latter video, which is silent, cultural factors are eliminated and everything is reduced and abstracted to the movement of light. The world depicted here feels weightless like outer space and belongs to another dimension, like that of meditation and sleep, outside of realistic problems.
The two videos, which were made based on human brain circuitry that travels between figuration and abstraction, like the model train that runs between concrete and abstract space, leads the viewer’s consciousness to the liminal space between reality and fiction.
Schedule | Feb 24 (Sat) 2018-Mar 31 (Sat) 2018 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Feb 24 (Sat) 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://www.takaishiigallery.com/en/archives/22911/ | ||||
| Venue | Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film http://www.takaishiigallery.com/ | ||||
| Location | 2F Axis Bldg., 5-17-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from exit 3 at Roppongi Station on the Hibiya or Toei Oedo line, 8 minute walk from exit 1 at Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6447-1035 | ||||
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