The only time I have to myself is when I go to bed:

In addition to the video installation, this work is composed of 5 acrylic paintings that are loosely related. These paintings explore themes such as loneliness, connection, and the flow of time in a different medium. The content of the painting is drawn directly from the experience of a person living alone in Taiwan in a residence in Taiwan in 2023. I'm interpreting their experiences and feelings in a visual form. Together, these paintings and videos invite viewers into a narrative experience that deeply explores relationships and ways to relate to objects.

We humans have repeated diverse and rich experiences in our relationships with objects, which form connections that go beyond mere physical existence. We are involved with a myriad of things throughout our lives, and each serves a purpose, satisfies a need, and sometimes has emotional value. These objects walk with our experiences and become silent witnesses to feelings and the stories we live. Over time, many of these objects are left behind, thrown away, or forgotten, but the relationships and memories associated with them remain in our consciousness and continue to shape our identities and experiences.

Each painting work is a deep story told from personal interviews, about the lives and feelings experienced by people who are memory owners. By interacting with these individuals and listening to their stories, I am trying to uncover how their lives are intertwined with important things through my own filter.

An old woman who lives in this village. She lived in this village when she was a child, but as the government renovated this place, she was forced to relocate. But eventually, the village became habitable again, and she decided to open a grocery store here. Plus, she loves working for the community. “I'm not lonely at all. The only time I have for myself is when I go to bed,” she said. After the interview, I walked around the village. I found a wonderful ruin that became a viewing spot where tourists gathered. It's clear that it used to be someone's home. I was curious about where her former home was in this village.

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Production year: 2023

Size: H64 x W46 cm (work), H73 x W58 x D3 cm (framed)

Material: acrylic on flat canvas (framed)

Edition: unique (one-of-a-kind)

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Period
2024/10/1 (Tue) to 10/26 (Sat)

Venue

Paichu Gallery

Address

Asahi Seimei Roppongi Building, 5-2-4 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
2nd floor

(Please take the stairs at the back left of the elevator to the 2nd floor)

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phone number

03-6434-9367

Opening time
17:00-23:00

Closed

Sun and Mon

Admission is free

Access

4 minutes on foot from Roppongi Station on the Hibiya Line, 7 minutes on foot from Roppongi Station on the Oedo Line

13 minutes on foot from Nogizaka Station on the Chiyoda Line, 13 minutes on foot from Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku Line,

Artists

小林敬生 / Keisei Kobayashi

海老塚耕一 / Koichi Ebizuka

GROUP

サリーナー・サッタポン / Sareena Sattapon

中村直人 / Naoto Nakamura

成定由香沙 / Yukasa Narisada

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