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Motohiko Odani “Tulpa – Here is Me”
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Motohiko Odani
Born in 1972, Motohiko Odani made his artistic debut with the 1997 solo exhibition “Phantom Limb,” and exhibited internationally at the art biennales of Lyon 2000, Istanbul 2001, Gwangju 2002, and at the Japan Pavilion as a representative of his country in Venice 2003. For this solo exhibition, Odani is going to present sculptures of human bodies, which may be termed one of the foundations of sculpture. In all of the portraits in this exhibition, Odani places his own head on another’s body or fuses it with plants and animals. The sound, light, and other elements are based on the sound of his half-necrotic heart and regarded as signals in inter-sculpture communication and surveillance.
The title “Tulpa” is used in the sense of emanation-body or thoughtform. It derives from Odani’s gut realization of the existence of a parallel identity at the moment his heart stopped. In the event of sudden happenings or outcomes, people point to various factors and ties of causation stretching back over the years in trying to comprehend them. In his own case, Odani arrived at the question, “Is there any consistency in this world to begin with?” And in the end, he came up with the reply, “I am here, but it is both me and not me,” and made a portrait of his own death.
The title “Tulpa” is used in the sense of emanation-body or thoughtform. It derives from Odani’s gut realization of the existence of a parallel identity at the moment his heart stopped. In the event of sudden happenings or outcomes, people point to various factors and ties of causation stretching back over the years in trying to comprehend them. In his own case, Odani arrived at the question, “Is there any consistency in this world to begin with?” And in the end, he came up with the reply, “I am here, but it is both me and not me,” and made a portrait of his own death.
Schedule | Apr 20 (Sat) 2019-May 25 (Sat) 2019 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Apr 20 (Sat) 2019 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||||
| Website | http://anomalytokyo.com/en/exhibition/motohiko-odani_tulpa-here-is-me/ | ||||||
| Venue | Anomaly http://anomalytokyo.com/en/top/ | ||||||
| Location | 4F Terrada Art Complex, 1-33-10 Higashi Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 | ||||||
| Access | 9 minute walk from exit B at Tennozu Isle Station on the Rinkai line, 10 minute walk from the South exit of Tennozu Isle Station on the Tokyo Monorail line, 9 minute walk from the North exit of Shimbamba Station on the Keikyu line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-6433-2988 | ||||||
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