"Popcorn" by Kanon Ezaki, and others October 2016rd - October 10th, 3
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Date: July 2016st (Monday) - August 10th (Friday), 3
Exhibitor: Kanon Ezaki (3rd year, Integrated Design Department)
Tomofumi Umezawa (4th year, Department of Knowledge and Library Science)
Popcorn makes everyday life easier
Filling performance.
Things change a little bit every day.
T+review
The gallery was filled with a salty smell. Popcorn was scattered all over the floor. In places, containers had fallen over and the contents were spilling out. In the back, there was a mountain of popcorn. Also, a TV set up in the center was showing the movie "CASABLANCA" (a 1942 American propaganda film), and visitors could watch it freely using a controller.
When we enter the space, we are surrounded by popcorn. First, the smell of popcorn stimulates our sense of smell. Then, the moment we enter the gallery, we see and feel the overwhelming presence of popcorn. The sound of the movie evokes the feeling of being in a movie theater, and reminds us of the taste of popcorn we have eaten at a theater. Perhaps some of us have even eaten it in person. The mountain of popcorn in the back also reminds us of its texture, making us want to grab a handful. Everything that makes up the work stimulates the five human senses, and we are dominated by the sensation of jumping out of the space.
The work evokes feelings of decadence, mass consumption, and the unconsciousness that comes from being absorbed in something. The fact that it is a snack food symbolically expresses this, I think. I was surprised by the strangeness of the space, but the film made the image conscious of the cinema, so if the film wanted to emphasize the overwhelming presence of the popcorn, it may have weakened that. Still, it was interesting that it was an installation work that could be experienced with all five senses. (Hamada Yosuke)
