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Takehiro Iikawa "Decorator Crab: Measuring the Future, Pulling Time"
Kirishima Open-air Museum, Kagoshima
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Takehiro Iikawa
The title “Decorator Crab” is taken from the actual crustacean that inhabits the world’s oceans and changes its appearance by wearing seaweed and pebbles to imitate its surrounding environment. For some time now, Takehiro Iikawa has been engaged in a practice that takes a positive view of the difficulties in communicating to others surprising moments that they do not encounter themselves. While visualizing the gap between perception and reality, Iikawa proposes new experiences that deal with the relationship between the site and the viewer.
In this exhibition, the artist presents a new series of works based on the motif of a ruler and a rope. Incorporating the physical actions of the viewer, which at first glance may appear like acts of a play, the artist creates a large-scale installation that is extended from the exhibition room out into the open-air place. Iikawa takes upon a brand new challenge never seen before since the museum opened.
The exhibition will also include past works that are humorous and perceptive, such as "Very Heavy Bag," which seems like a lost-and-found object left behind, as well as the enormous sculpture "Mr.Kobayashi, The Pink Cat" that cannot be captured in full view. Iikawa’s works, which focus on the imperfections of communication and the ‘meeting point’ that comes late into understanding, will provide an opportunity to imagine the diverse possibilities that lie behind a single event.
In this exhibition, the artist presents a new series of works based on the motif of a ruler and a rope. Incorporating the physical actions of the viewer, which at first glance may appear like acts of a play, the artist creates a large-scale installation that is extended from the exhibition room out into the open-air place. Iikawa takes upon a brand new challenge never seen before since the museum opened.
The exhibition will also include past works that are humorous and perceptive, such as "Very Heavy Bag," which seems like a lost-and-found object left behind, as well as the enormous sculpture "Mr.Kobayashi, The Pink Cat" that cannot be captured in full view. Iikawa’s works, which focus on the imperfections of communication and the ‘meeting point’ that comes late into understanding, will provide an opportunity to imagine the diverse possibilities that lie behind a single event.
Schedule | Jul 14 (Fri) 2023-Sep 10 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200, University and High School Students ¥800, Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥600 | ||||||
| Website | https://open-air-museum.org/en/event/event-41150 | ||||||
| Venue | Kirishima Open-air Museum, Kagoshima https://open-air-museum.org/en/ | ||||||
| Location | 6340-220 Koba, Airagun Yusuicho, Kagoshima 899-6201 | ||||||
| Access | From Kurino Station on the JR Hisatsu line, take the Furusato bus for 20 minutes and get off at Kirishima-Art-no-Mori. | ||||||
| Phone | 0995-74-5945 | ||||||
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