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Rumi Ando "Tokyo Nude"
TO OV Cafe / Gallery
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Rumi Ando
This series depicts a "naked" city where windows, outdoor units, and advertisements have been removed by the digital processing of photographs. The artist erases the "noise" of the city through retouching, symbolically bringing Tokyo's unique landscape to life and creating new surprises out of familiar urban landscapes.
After the global pandemic, the real space of Tokyo now looks like a virtualized city, as people now routinely share the same space and have important online relationships that transcend space as much as those they share with others. The image of Tokyo as a cluster of boxes, stripped of its architectural surface, is linked to the image of such a fictional city.
In this series, retouching appears as a part of expression rather than a behind-the-scenes technique that presupposes correction and enhancement. The presence of retouching left on the work creates a new sense of discomfort. The use of retouching itself is also noteworthy.
Through the process of processing, the artist's eye is drawn to every corner of the photograph, accumulating discoveries and experiences. The process of photographing and retouching, both of which have different sensory experiences, is a unique photographic experience in which "the level of understanding of a single photograph increases". On the other hand, the work is also unique in that many things have been erased from the photographs.
After the global pandemic, the real space of Tokyo now looks like a virtualized city, as people now routinely share the same space and have important online relationships that transcend space as much as those they share with others. The image of Tokyo as a cluster of boxes, stripped of its architectural surface, is linked to the image of such a fictional city.
In this series, retouching appears as a part of expression rather than a behind-the-scenes technique that presupposes correction and enhancement. The presence of retouching left on the work creates a new sense of discomfort. The use of retouching itself is also noteworthy.
Through the process of processing, the artist's eye is drawn to every corner of the photograph, accumulating discoveries and experiences. The process of photographing and retouching, both of which have different sensory experiences, is a unique photographic experience in which "the level of understanding of a single photograph increases". On the other hand, the work is also unique in that many things have been erased from the photographs.
Schedule | Aug 11 (Thu) 2022-Aug 28 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://toovcafegallery.shopinfo.jp/posts/36246190?categoryIds=1086064 | ||||
| Venue | TO OV Cafe / Gallery https://toovcafegallery.shopinfo.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 3-2-1 Minami-9-jonishi, Sapporo-shi, Chuo-ku, Hokkaido 064-0809 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 1 at Nakajima-Koen Station on the Namboku subway line. | ||||
| Phone | 011-299-6380 | ||||
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