"@odd" Ayaka Shinokura June 2016th to June 6th, 20
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: July 2016st (Monday) - August 6th (Friday), 20
Exhibitor: Ayaka Shinokura (3rd year, Integrated Design Department)
Do you ever feel like you're not alive?
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"God is dead," I was reminded of Nietzsche's words.
The classroom desks and podium in the exhibition room evoke a nostalgic atmosphere. In the notebook placed as a guest book, visitors have written their names in childlike handwriting. However, sitting at the podium in front of it is a figure that exudes an eerie atmosphere. It has no hair and its eyes are fixed fixedly on something. It is by no means staring at you, but there is a sense of fear that something is watching you.
A child's day is dominated by school life, and their society is confined to the narrow space of the classroom. Schools are village-like communities, and the elimination of heretics, or in other words, banishment from society, is carried out through bullying. Teachers control school life, and the concept asks whether teachers can become gods.
The statue sitting at the podium is thought to be a symbol of the teacher, that is, God. This is because the direction of the hands represents the blessing of Jesus Christ. Also, if you sit at the desk where the students stand, you will be looking up at the statue, which creates an impression of divine sublimity. It effectively adds a sense of tension to the quiet space of the exhibition room, which is not as chaotic as a normal classroom.
The concept continues. With the steady change of generations and the accelerating pace of information, who will teach children? If teachers must be adults, then who exactly does this mean? Can we become true adults? Such questions are explored in the book.
Indeed, the large, bald head of the figure gives it a baby-like appearance. If that is the case, the statue may contain the contradictory duality of "adult" and "child."
This work shows that the existence of an absolute "God" teacher is uncertain. "God is dead."
The history of mankind is also a history of the pursuit of speed. Now, that speed has surpassed even our own existence. Where should we head from here? Should information run on the rails that society has laid out for us? This was a masterful installation that presented the problems facing the modern world in the space of a classroom, making us think about them from multiple perspectives. (Hamada Yosuke)
