Seiichi Okuda "Surface"

Gallery Iriya Tokyo

Finished

Artists

Seiichi Okuda

Seiichi Okuda explores the "fluctuation of existence" of light, atmosphere, earth, objects, and life in various expressive forms such as earthwork, two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and installation.

This exhibition is an installation display of three-dimensional sculptures created by Okuda himself using the technique of "firing and layering" with Japanese paper as the material. From the relationship of "emptiness and reality," "inner and outer," and "silence and emotion," the exhibition explores the "fluctuation of existence." The theme of the exhibition is "surface," meaning "surface, emergence, appearance."

The gallery's white cube is designated as a "possible world" (a myriad of "possible worlds" existing in a time-space different from reality).

Groups of humanoid figures with layers of burnt Japanese paper and stumps emerge variously within the white cube. Though seemingly ephemeral, the humanoid figures, with their burnt-out holes, exude a strong presence. The surface is overlaid with shapes and scorch marks from the fire, revealing unique patterns. It seems to depict the transition between silence and emotion or the swirl of data overwritten one after another. The interiors of the humanoid figures and trees become hollow (Uro). The space inside and outside is connected by holes. The inner and outer worlds connect, both becoming emptiness (Koku). The void space connects everything. The relationship between "emptiness and reality," "inner and outer," and "silence and emotion" may indeed be inseparable.

Schedule

Jun 10 (Mon) 2024-Jun 22 (Sat) 2024