Flatland -NIGHT 20240220-

Born in 1984 in Wakayama, JP
Lives and works in Osaka, JP

2014 MFA | Kyoto City University of Arts, Conceptual and Media Planning, JP
2008 BA | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, School of Language and Culture Studies, JP

A new concept of "reality" can be reproduced by the information of just one pixel and sound abstracted from some video materials. Beyond a huge frosted glass, a 42” backlit digital display is on the wall. The display shows the color and glimmering (just 1 pixel information) abstracted from a movie of roaring fire. Outside of the glass case, the sounds of the movie are resonating through the gallery space. Through this installation, I’m trying to find a new possibility of video expression other than only pursuing the technologies of high resolution and accurate reproductivity. Viewing and hearing things through this structure, audiences’ imagination and memory will access to more profound reality.
Statement by Kotaro Maetani