"Ghost of the Deaf" Kaori Takahashi September 2013, 9 - September 9, 2013

The exhibition "Ghosts of the Deaf" will be held.
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2013, 9 (Monday) - April 9, 2013 (Friday)
Exhibitor: Kaori Takahashi (1st year master's student in visual design, art major)

"If you think it's there, it's there
　If you think they're not there, they're not there.

This is an exhibition of picture books.

T+review

At first glance, "Ghosts of the Deaf" looks like an exhibition of original picture book illustrations. However, this exhibition allows visitors to have an experience very similar to the act of "reading a picture book."
　Inside the gallery, the text and original artwork of the picture book seem to jump out and stick to the wall. The original artworks are not lined up in a straight line, but are shifted up and down, and the text is written directly on the wall around the original artworks to match their movements. The original artworks are happily arranged randomly, creating the effect of using the entire space of the gallery. Therefore, the viewer will feel as if they are enveloped in the world of the picture book.
　However, this is not the only reason why I mentioned "experience." The story of the picture book starts on the wall near the entrance of the gallery and progresses to the diagonal wall. In the book, a girl who is afraid of the dark walks slowly down a corridor with her stuffed toy toward the bathroom. The viewer also walks slowly while reading the book and appreciates the work. They are literally "reading" the picture book as they walk.
　Originally, picture books only progress with the physical action of "turning the pages." In this exhibition, the action of "turning the pages" is replaced with the action of "walking," allowing visitors to "read" with greater movement. It was truly an experience of the story of a picture book. (Okano Emiko)