"As It Is Exhibition Next" Takuru Harada x Noriko Kitao February 2012, 2 - February 13, 2012

The exhibition "Just as It Is Next" will be held.
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: December 2012, 2 - January 13, 2012
Exhibitors: Takuru Harada x Noriko Kitao (2nd year, Design major, College of Art and Design)

Based on the hypothesis that each individual paradigm is unique, the exhibit is presented "as is."

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"Introducing a new appreciation for things into my work"
　The concept of the exhibition is to create works that allow us to rediscover the shapes of everyday objects. The materials used for the works are all common objects found in everyday life, such as paperclips, colored pencils, and bread wrappers.
　Takuru Harada is a second-year student majoring in design. Her work uses materials that are usually used as "tools," meaning that they do not draw attention in themselves.
　"4°" is a work in which four colorful paperclips are opened to a 45° angle and arranged in a circle, revealing the cute shape of paperclips that we had never noticed before. An artificial number inherent in industrial products. The regular shape created by the number 45° is a simple yet new sensation that is naturally incorporated into the viewer's memory. In addition, the work titled "arranged dots (study)" is a unique work that brightens the viewer's heart, with many different kinds of small circles neatly lined up. "Stains" are created on the back of paper when using an oil-based pen. These stains are not originally drawn or seen intentionally. By intentionally arranging these stains, which are outside of our consciousness, the artist thought that "a mysterious picture where consciousness and unconsciousness coexist can be created." These are traces of ink that have passed through the very small gaps in the fibers of the overlapping paper.
　On the back wall of the gallery, there was a particularly eye-catching and innovative piece on display: "Evaluation" by Noriko Kitao, also a second-year design major. The piece features two arrows intersecting perpendicularly and countless lunch pack wrappers scattered across the wall.

　As the title (evaluation) suggests, the wrapping paper is arranged with different colors and atmospheres, giving the impression that each one is a specially designed work of art. (Misato Kikuchi)