I was wondering about how I could use the relationship between "outside" and "inside" (or "front" and "back") of transparent materials to create an expression. Among them, a certain material seemed to be the perfect motif. The inside is visible, yet the lighting mainly falls only on the outside. This complex reflection of light captivated me. Seeing that it sometimes even gave off a light like hard metal, I instinctively felt that I could create some kind of structure in which the inside could be seen. But as I continued creating, I began to feel a biological element in it as well. Living things are also structures, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them buildings. "They," created entirely from plastic bottles, from their contents to their surface and function, begin to float in the infinite space of black in the video. The machine-like artificial objects suddenly begin to look like living things. They are nothing less than beings that grow through metamorphosis, die as individuals, and continue to live on as a species by leaving behind the next generation. This cycle of life loops and continues forever. Are they drifting in space, in the deep sea, or perhaps living in the microscopic world of a petri dish? They evoke a variety of impressions depending on the viewer.

 

The essence of this work stems from the changing nature of light. Motifs that we use every day but are destined to be discarded can shine so brightly. There was a simple motivation to share this wonder with others. The narrative of the life cycle served as a vessel to convey this message. However, it wasn't just a necessary function; there was also a yearning for eternity. "They," with their artificial forms of life, simply drift and continue to exist. Sometimes they exist as individuals, and sometimes as groups. Including humans, all life inevitably has an end and a beginning, two sides of the same coin. Can we reach the abstract concept of "life (living things)"? I tried to express this within a loop structure. Shining life drifts unnoticed throughout the world.

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2016/10 Musashino Art University, Department of Moving Image, Graduation Project Exhibition - Exhibited Works