"Unko Exhibition" Takuma Mino, Takeru Ozu, Hiroko Izumida September 2013, 9 - September 16, 2013
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: April 2013, 9 (Monday) - April 16, 2013 (Friday)
Exhibitor: Takuma Mino (3rd year, Composition Major, Integrated Design Area)
Takeshi Ozu (3rd year, Integrated Design)
Hiroko Izumida (3rd year, Visual Design major)
This is a group exhibition by three people who are fascinated by poop.
T+review
From the title of the exhibition, I imagined what it would be like, and when I looked inside, I was right. This exhibition is a group exhibition by three people, and each of their works expresses "that" (as you may have guessed, it is the "that" in the title). There is an animation of a hamster using the toilet, and a game played with a controller shaped like "that".
To be honest, after seeing this exhibition, I was quite confused. Although I enjoyed the exhibition, something was bothering me. I couldn't help but wonder if this was just for fun? Aren't they exhibiting it without much thought? To be honest, I even thought, "Maybe it would be better to have a more 'formal' exhibition." I wonder if there are others who have had the same feeling? However, when I think about it, this feeling is very strange.
Is there such an absolute thing as a "rigid exhibition"? Whether a work or exhibition is "rigid" or not is something that we have to rely on our own arbitrary standards. So, even if you have negative feelings about this exhibition, the reason that it is "light" is not persuasive.
Looking back on the exhibition with this in mind, one gets the sense that the creators created works purely out of enjoyment, without any consideration for the concept of the exhibition or the works themselves. The theme may have been light in some ways, but the artists enjoyed expressing it in their own way, in a way that interested them. It was an exhibition that gave the impression of the spontaneous energy and execution of the artists, who had actually shaped their thoughts of "I want to make something, let's give it a try," and followed through with each of them using their own methods. (Okano Emiko)
