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Leomi Sadler + Russell Maurice "Ijmia Thing"
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Leomi Sadler, Russell Maurice
PARCEL is pleased to present IJMIA THING, a duo exhibition by Leomi Sadler and Russell Maurice. This exhibition offers an exploration into the primal force inherent within animation.
As terms like ‘movies’ and ‘flicks’ suggest, the etymology of animation carries a direct meaning of ‘moving images’ and ‘flickering light.’ Furthermore, the very word “to animate” stems from the Latin animare, meaning “to breathe life into.” For Sadler and Maurice, animation is not merely a form expression using moving-images but an act of imbuing the inanimate with life. Animation is conceived as an act that defies stasis, open to transformation and boundless potential.For Sadler and Morris, animation goes beyond the conventional ideas of “lowbrow” or “for children,” embodying the richness of expression that emerges outside the structures of institutional art. By drawing attention to imagery rooted in subculture and outsider practices, they offer a critical perspective on the art world’s marginalized spaces.
The works of both artists follow a process in which each frame, like a cel, is unique yet repetitive, embodying dualities of stasis and motion, flat and dimensional, transparent and opaque. The flicker of life within these works does not adhere to the laws of physics, but instead offers a moment to reconsider them.IJMIA THING reconsiders the magical capacities of animation and raises questions from the margins of the art world.
As terms like ‘movies’ and ‘flicks’ suggest, the etymology of animation carries a direct meaning of ‘moving images’ and ‘flickering light.’ Furthermore, the very word “to animate” stems from the Latin animare, meaning “to breathe life into.” For Sadler and Maurice, animation is not merely a form expression using moving-images but an act of imbuing the inanimate with life. Animation is conceived as an act that defies stasis, open to transformation and boundless potential.For Sadler and Morris, animation goes beyond the conventional ideas of “lowbrow” or “for children,” embodying the richness of expression that emerges outside the structures of institutional art. By drawing attention to imagery rooted in subculture and outsider practices, they offer a critical perspective on the art world’s marginalized spaces.
The works of both artists follow a process in which each frame, like a cel, is unique yet repetitive, embodying dualities of stasis and motion, flat and dimensional, transparent and opaque. The flicker of life within these works does not adhere to the laws of physics, but instead offers a moment to reconsider them.IJMIA THING reconsiders the magical capacities of animation and raises questions from the margins of the art world.
Schedule | Oct 4 (Sat) 2025-Oct 26 (Sun) 2025 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Oct 3 (Fri) 2025 18:00 - 21:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://parceltokyo.jp/exhibition/ijmia-thing/ | ||||
| Venue | Parcel http://parceltokyo.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 1F DDD hotel, 2-2-1 Nihombashi, Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0002 | ||||
| Access | 1 minute walk from exit C4 at Bakurocho Station on the JR Sobu line, 5 minute walk from the East exit of Asakusa-bashi Station on the JR Chuo Sobu line, 5 minute walk from exit A2 at Asakusa-bashi Station on the Toei Asakusa line. | ||||
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