mu

Year: 2023

Material/Technique: Mixed Media, Wood, Clay, Glass, Powder, Led, Object, Paper, Brass, Metal, Wire

Size: 41 × 20 × 20 cm

Edition: Unique

Signed:Included

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About the Work

Year
2023
Material/Technique
Mixed Media, Wood, Clay, Glass, Powder, Led, Object, Paper, Brass, Metal, Wire
Size
41 × 20 × 20 cm
Edition
Unique
Signed
Included
Frame
Not Included
Work Certificate
Not Included
Distributor of artworks
koki ota
Ship-from Area
Hyogo Prefecture
Days Until Dispatch
4-7 Days
Category
Mixed Media
Style
Quiet, Fantasy, Romantic, Love, Philosophy / Vanitas, Others, Conceptual, Emotional, Animal, Outsider Art
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Work Details

mu.

mu. ~Works that symbolize Atelier & Cafe mu. ~

This work symbolizes Atelier & Cafe mu., which opened in Kuramaguchi, Kyoto in May 2023.

Atelier & Cafe mu. started as a cafe attached to the atelier and gallery of artist Kouki Otaki, based on the concept of “stimulating the creativity of the viewer.”

While working on the interior of the store yourself, it is a completely new frontier in order to open up the world of works up until then, so what is creativity? This is a special work that took shape after continuing to ask myself questions.

What I discovered by questioning myself was a memory of growing up in the mountains and playing around with nature.

And the feeling of walking around in the woods as if pushing out a small map.

There I saw and touched the trees, flowers, and falling junk, and the chirping of birds flying freely in the sky.

Also, on a rainy day, I stayed in my room and read the story in the book.

When I realized that those casual memories were shaping my current creativity, such shapes naturally took shape.

And it seems that the nature of wanting to know the contents of the junk I picked up or the stuff I no longer need has existed since I was a child...

“Disassemble and rebuild” seems to be one of my creative themes.

The gears, large and small, that are actually used in this work use parts from old broken clocks purchased at the junk market that used to be held at Toji Temple in Kyoto.

There are times when the desire to give something new life to something that is considered unnecessary from the human eye works, and I incorporated that feeling directly into the production.

Such disassembly and reconstruction leads to play with words and associations by linking to a favorite habit of reading books.

When thinking deeply about creation, I think people naturally focus on the past rather than the future.

As is the case with all disciplines, etc., wisdom and knowledge accumulated by people who lived in the past are the foundation and stairs, and the activity of further advancing human progress continues from there.

And sometimes, huge intellectual buildings built up in this way sometimes give people who have begun to question their own creativity a great sense of helplessness or emptiness, and by changing the way you look at them, they can also be a castle wall to protect themselves...

Little by little, such associations, like word games, were released from the habit of accumulating time accumulated since childhood, and the cog wheel, which itself is nothing but junk, became a symbol of time.

Books, which are simply symbols of stories that pile up, eventually became part of the building of such knowledge.

Thus, the object in front of me flew around in the sky, and the meaning of words began to flutter like a free bird, taking place and rules of civilization created by humans as if it were a free bird.

Going back to the past, the meanings of every fixed word are broken down, and they begin to flap their wings more freely.

Once they have left the nest, each word connects to something different from before, harbors a new meaning, and sprout.

This adventure, which is like walking through fog while thinking about such creation, is a dream story that is born and then disappears.

Dreams, nothing, nothing...

At some point, mu. took shape as a work with that meaning.

※Resale requests are not possible

It will be a one-of-a-kind work.

*Priority over-the-counter sales

Since this is an over-the-counter product, it may have already been sold at the store even when the sale is displayed online. We kindly ask for your understanding in that case.

Weight 1.5 kg

power

USB socket type cord with switch

⚠ Precautions

This work is an electrical product.

We use wood and paper as materials.

Use in wet or humid places may cause damage, failure, or fire, and is strictly prohibited.

Dried flowers are coated, but there is a possibility of discoloration due to direct sunlight.

Please avoid direct sunlight when using it.

This work is not waterproof. Please avoid moisture and moisture when using.

⚠ Regarding shipping and repairs.

This work has very delicate parts.

If you live nearby, we recommend that you pick it up directly.

[Repairs]

If the product is damaged or incomplete upon arrival within Japan only, we will handle it free of charge if you contact us within one week of arrival.

We handle damage or dirt during use after one week at the customer's expense of repair costs, shipping costs, and customer responsibility.

*Repair costs vary depending on the extent of damage or dirt, and shipping costs vary in the region where you live.

Please feel free to contact us first.

【Instagram.】 

Work/Store Details @mu .mu.000

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The theme is “white poetry,” and the serenity and signs before they become words are shaped as a landscape of light and shadow.

The works are mainly sold at online stores.
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Exhibit schedule 2026
July Osaka Ranbu (Special Exhibition)
October Yamaguchi (special exhibition)
December Tokyo (temporary exhibition), Karuizawa (solo exhibition)

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