"Sensory Experiment Seminar I (Open to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences)" Yasumi Toshinori, Owaki Satoshi April 2013, 4 - April 15, 2013

The exhibition "Sensory Experiment Exercise I (Open to the Faculty of Art and Design)" will be held.
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2013, 4 (Monday) - April 15, 2013 (Friday)
Exhibitor: Yasumi Toshinori (3rd year, Art major, Special curriculum, Printmaking)
　　　　Satoshi Owaki (3rd year, Western Painting major)

Senses such as sight and hearing are not independent, but act in conjunction with each other. Using slides, we will experimentally explore the relationships between the various senses.

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"There are individual differences in the idea of ​​'seeing but not seeing.' There are variations in the way the world is seen depending on a person's age, hobbies, and preferences." (Hiroshi Homura, Scream Committee, Chikuma Shobo, 2010, p. 99)

This exhibition, with its title which almost sounds like a lesson, made me realize once again that "there are inconsistencies in the way the world is perceived."
Inside the gallery, a slideshow of numerous photographs is projected and various audio tracks are played at high volume. How should we respond to this endless flow of information?
While staring blankly at a slideshow, you notice that among the images that change in less than a second, some images leave a strong impression on your mind, while others do not. Of course, the impact of the image itself has something to do with this, but I think more personal factors play a major role. Surely the things that leave an impression on your mind are related to each person's past experiences, likes and dislikes, and aspirations. These are things that each individual has accumulated up until now. The various things that each person carries with them create strengths and weaknesses in the waves of images that flow by monotonously. In front of the viewer, the waves of images expand and contract to match their own background.

Similarly, when it comes to loud sounds, some stick in your ears and some don't. Or rather, it might be more accurate to say that there are "sounds that you can hear" and "sounds that you can't hear."
The sounds that I heard were the vibration of my cell phone, the sound of an electric screwdriver, and the school bell, but there may have been other sounds that I ``didn't hear'' among them.

The burdens that individuals carry change the way they perceive what they are looking at, even though the information given to the viewer, such as the amount and size of images, the volume of audio, etc., is the same for everyone.
"What you can see," "What you can't see," "What you can hear," and "What you can't hear." Aren't we required to sharpen our senses in regards to these things? There are many cases in which "what you can't see" is important. Indeed, this exhibition, "Sensory Experiment Exercise I," may have been a lesson aimed at making students realize this. (Okano Emiko)