オリジン展

In the late 1970s, the Asahi newspaper carried a serial column entitled "Asobi-no-Hakubutsushi (The Play Museum Journal)," written by lwao Sakane. Ginza Matsuzakaya Department Store created an area called "Asobi-no-Hakubutsukan (The Play Museum)," which attracted a record number of visitors.

It seemed to me that this represented a medium between the two accepted extremes of "commercial design", and "art for art's sake," containing the elements of play while welcoming various expressions of art.

We were impressed by this interactive open space for the public, which was created using various visual techniques, like optical tricks, illusions or computerized display technology. We couldn't help but feeling new possibilities for better designs and wider boundaries of expression.

From Micra BOX to Micra Space

The start point of my current activities was in a tiny box "CUMOS" which I made while ignoring the required subjects during my freshman year in college. I placed mirrors on the inside panels of a cube box with 10cm sides and let in a small ray of light. The light could not escape from the box, repeating its reflection inside, creating an illusion of an infinite number of nesting boxes. It was a kind of three-dimensional kaleidoscope.

●感動伝達の空間装置

　私はわが家の三人娘の誕生にはラマーズ法ですべて立ち合ったが、それは人間がこの世にデビューする瞬間をぜひとも見てみたいと思ったからで、その時に強く感じた印象を空間表現したいと考えるようになった。

　1989年、仙台市市政100周年記念イベントの「受胎した光たち」や1992年にすみだリバーサイドギャラリーでのインスタレーション「光のいぶき」展では、生命存在の艶かしさや奇妙な強さ、それらがない交ぜになった不可思議さを表現するチャンスに恵まれた。


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