Metabolic Urban Scenes
Perceiving, transmitting, and moving, absorbing, circulating, and discharging, moving in circles, switching places, and coexisting. How is the view of this town where we live today seen from the past, or from the future, and how will it be described? These are the thoughts I had while walking through Isezaki-cho, where I have lived through many tumultuous phases of my life. I reconstructed this scenery I witnessed with the things around me.
Found Object
Japanese cuisine, such as kaiseki, has always incorporated the four seasons into the dishware on which the food is served. In this modern age, when traditional techniques of pottery and lacquerware have been replaced by plastic and urethane coating, we seek and accept the mimesis of nature, even if it has become a symbol. I recall reading about such a structure in one of Ende’s novels. Observing the objects of interest at Orimatsu, I tuned into the characteristics of the shapes apart from the original use of these objects and turned them into works of art.
🅟 Orimatsu Central Market Store Co.
21-4 Sakae-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
6:00–17:00 / Central Market Holidadys: 7:00–17:00
Closed on Sundays and Holidays
Tel: 045-441-4547
Stamp available
Junya KATAOKA + Rie IWATAKE
Characterized by a spatial composition that combines kinetic works reenacting simple phenomena of everyday life and two-dimensional works made from printed matter that unfold through imagination and analogy, the artist duo’s technique generates a narrative through the encounter of materials, shapes, and patterns, enabling the subjects of their works to resonate gently together. Previous exhibitions include Setouchi Triennale 2022, MOT Annual 2020 (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo), and BankART Under35 2017.