"Kyushu Exhibition No. 005-90309" by Shin Naoko, et al. December 2009, 12 - December 14, 2009

The exhibition "Kyushu Exhibition No. 005-90309" will be held.
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: December 2009, 12 - January 14, 2009
Exhibitor:
Akane Kawase
Umeda Yuuri
Yuki Nakamura
Hope Taira
Akina Nagatomo
Shin Naoko
Kenji Fukuda
Yuki Uchi
Saori Takemoto
Suguru Ikeda
Naoko Kamiwakita
Naoko Gondo
Kenichi Nakano
Yusuke Nakamori
Ashzuka Miyuki
Miho Mone
Ryoma Yamashita

An exhibition of small two-dimensional and three-dimensional works by artists from Kyushu.

T+review

When I opened the door to the gallery, I found a row of completely different works, in terms of color, shape, material, and size. The Kyushu Exhibition 90309 was started in 1 by two first-year students in the faculty, who wanted to inspire their seniors by exhibiting high-quality works. The exhibition was packed with the individual personalities of 2003 students from different fields and years, including Japanese painting, Western painting, sculpture, and calligraphy, and it had a novelty, excitement, and a feeling that is not found in regular galleries where one or two or three people exhibit under the same theme. I would like to focus on two works that made a particular impression on me.
"To the Wet Green Sea" Aki Morinaga (sculpture)
A snail appeared alone in a gallery filled with paintings and calligraphy. Its shiny golden body was made of metal, which at first glance seemed to contradict the natural slimy body of a snail, but when the light hit it, it had a unique slimy texture. In contrast to the body, the shell was rough, with a mixture of moss-like green and white, giving the impression of the passage of time. The snail, walking slowly with its soft body, must have overcome many hardships to get to where it is. I bent down a little and looked at it from the same perspective as the snail. At that moment, the snail entered my world. Its antennae were stretched out towards me, as if it was greeting me, and also as if it was on its way to its ideal place. I may have been in the way of its progress.
"Quiet Night" by Miho Mokkon (Japanese painting)
Various blue and white squares of subtly different hues that seem to have seeped out are placed on a slightly fluffy material resembling Japanese paper. The surface is sparkling, and you are drawn in by the delicate colors and beautiful blues that are unique to Japanese paintings. At first, the white squares look like windows of buildings and a hazy nighttime cityscape, but when you look closely, your eyes are drawn from light blue to dark blue. The picture suddenly becomes more deep, and you are drawn into a world that is not depicted but certainly exists much deeper. It was as if I had traveled back in time from the present to a vague past. I felt a sense of elation and nostalgia as I remembered my childhood, when everything was fresh and sparkling, but at the same time, I felt anxiety and loneliness as I was taken to an unknown world.
　The Kyushu Exhibition 90309 seems to have nothing in common except that all the exhibitors are from Kyushu. However, no matter which work you look at, you will be drawn into that world. You can experience various worlds like a kaleidoscope in the small space of the gallery. The fifth Kyushu Exhibition will be the last one. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of world I will encounter at the reborn Kyushu Exhibition.
(Kaori Muto)