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Published: November 04 2015

Top: Mega City (acrylic paint on pistachio shells)/Bottom: bizhubC745e (photocopies)

Maybe the first act of resistance, is to refuse to allow our collective memory to be wiped.
–Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine)
The main installation work in this exhibition of the photocopies, titled bizhubC745e (simply the name of the copy machine used), represents the wiping out of our collective memory of the March 2011 nuclear disaster and its aftermath. The original linoleum print is composed of two images: the Tokyo Tower lit up with the words “KIZUNA NIPPON” and the bags of radioactive waste accumulating in the area surrounding the nuclear plants. The installation will show what changes occur to the images when it is photocopied many times.

The piece titled Mega City, was initially created with the concept of urbanization and rapid demographic change, based on the UN reported statistic that by 2050, 66% of the global population will be living in urban areas. Although the same concepts of migration and demographic change applies, what comes to mind now is the Syrian refugee crisis, and what that diaspora will lead to in the future.

Together, these works are a criticism of allowing our collective memory of the nuclear disaster being wiped away in favor of drastic economic and political reform, and addresses the next pressing global crisis that may fall prey to the obliteration of collective memory and aggressive capitalism if we do not resist by remembering.
Text/ Kasumi Iwama

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 7, 2015 (6-8 PM)

http://artlab.stitch.co.jp/gallery/

Information Provided by: OVER THE BORDER


Period: November 7,2015 (Sat) 〜 December 20,2015 (Sun)
Hours: 12:00-20:00
Closed: Monday
Venue: OVER THE BORDER (恵比寿)

Last Updated on November 07 2015
 

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