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Kenta Kobayashi
WAITINGROOM (Tokyo) is pleased to present “#copycat,” a solo exhibition by Kenta Cobayashi from September 13th (Sat.) to October 12th (Sun.), 2025. Known for his vivid photographic works—dramatically transformed through digital manipulation of his own images—Kobayashi explores the question, “What does it mean to capture the truth?” within the shifting terrain of urban imagery and the fluidity of memory in the digital environment. The exhibition title, copycat, means “imitator,” and is also a catchphrase given to Cobayashi by the AI agent “MIRA.” For this exhibition, the artist presents a new series in which past work data is fed into a generative AI and overlaid with the image of a cat, unfolding across the gallery space. In this series, Cobayashi positions both AI and cats—entities that elude human control—as “other species that gaze upon humanity.” The contemporary rise of AI, along with the meme-driven fascination with cats, is reconsidered here as a latent human desire to discern the contours of our own species through the eyes of another, as well as a reflection of the modern human condition’s longing for such a gaze.
Schedule | Sep 13 (Sat) 2025-Oct 12 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Sep 13 (Sat) 2025 18:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://waitingroom.jp/en/exhibitions/copycat/ | ||||
| Venue | Waitingroom http://waitingroom.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 1F, 2-14-2 Suido, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0005 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit 4 at Edogawabashi Station on the Yurakucho line, 9 minute walk from exit 1 at Kagurazaka Station on the Tozai line, 13 minute walk from Myogadani Station on the Marunouchi line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6304-1877 | ||||
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