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Kyoji Takahashi + Hideo Furukawa "Suirei"
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Kyoji Takahashi, Hideo Furukawa
Loko Gallery is pleased to present “Suirei (spirits of water)” , a duo exhibition by photographer Kyoji Takahashi and novel writer Hideo Furukawa, from February 14th to March 8th, 2025.
The exhibition project began from two F100 size abstract paintings by Takahashi, which Furukawa remarked as “water ghost” when he observed the actual works.
The gallery space is narrow yet high-ceilinged with a skylight, like a well that lets light pour down. Also, the area around the gallery in Shibuya is where we could profoundly observe the traces of the Jomon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE), evoking the essence of soil and water at the heart of the city.
In the two photographs taken by Takahashi at Igashira Park, Tochigi, the “spirit of water” coincidentally appeared on the photographs, which will descend before us at the “well” or the exhibition space.
After this work, Furukawa wrote an immensely long poem “Suirei” . Furukawa then performed a sequence of actions, which he documented as a movie—first, he took precisely three hours to write down the series of poems on the gallery floor with walnut ink and glass dip pen, then bound it into a book, lighted fire at the bottom of the well and burnt the book. What did Takahashi’ s digital camera capture through the BOLEX 16mm film lens, when Furukawa was reciting his poems?
In other words, from the day the two artists met and decided to put up an exhibition amid the rapid change of the situation, the exhibition is transforming until its closing day, details yet to be revealed. We invite you to this unique opportunity.
The exhibition project began from two F100 size abstract paintings by Takahashi, which Furukawa remarked as “water ghost” when he observed the actual works.
The gallery space is narrow yet high-ceilinged with a skylight, like a well that lets light pour down. Also, the area around the gallery in Shibuya is where we could profoundly observe the traces of the Jomon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE), evoking the essence of soil and water at the heart of the city.
In the two photographs taken by Takahashi at Igashira Park, Tochigi, the “spirit of water” coincidentally appeared on the photographs, which will descend before us at the “well” or the exhibition space.
After this work, Furukawa wrote an immensely long poem “Suirei” . Furukawa then performed a sequence of actions, which he documented as a movie—first, he took precisely three hours to write down the series of poems on the gallery floor with walnut ink and glass dip pen, then bound it into a book, lighted fire at the bottom of the well and burnt the book. What did Takahashi’ s digital camera capture through the BOLEX 16mm film lens, when Furukawa was reciting his poems?
In other words, from the day the two artists met and decided to put up an exhibition amid the rapid change of the situation, the exhibition is transforming until its closing day, details yet to be revealed. We invite you to this unique opportunity.
Schedule | Feb 14 (Fri) 2025-Mar 8 (Sat) 2025 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Feb 15 (Sat) 2025 17:00 - 19:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://lokogallery.com/en/archives/exhibitions/spirits-of-water | ||||
| Venue | Loko Gallery http://lokogallery.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 12-6 Uguisudani-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0032 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the North exit of Daikanyama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko line, 10 minute walk from the South exit of JR Shibuya Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-6455-1376 | ||||
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