Marui Co., Ltd. and media artist Yoichi Ochiai are pleased to present his solo exhibition, "Recollections of the Unknown: Images and Matter || Computers and Nature || Longing for Mass," on the second floor of Shibuya Modi from July 23 to August 31, 2020.
Highlights of the Exhibition
"Recollections of the Unknown" is a solo exhibition that provides a bird's-eye view of Yoichi Ochiai's work from 2017 to 2020. This is his largest solo exhibition since "Longing for Mass" in 2019, and will feature over 40 works, including two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and media art, spanning an area of over 660 square meters.
A Bird's-Eye View of Yoichi Ochiai's Activities
Media artist Yoichi Ochiai writes in his artist statement, "Confronting the materializing computer nature, I ruminate on the yearning and passion that lies between image and mass." "Recollections of the Unknown" is also the theme of his YouTube channel, launched in 2020, and sublimates his four-year creative concept, positioning it as an exploratory activity that leads from a new everyday life to a new rediscovery of nature.
In his activities, he explores, examines, and forges new contexts to transform the "joy and excitement of striving for the unknown" into an experience. This process encompasses the restructuring of past works and the sublimation of his vast research and social activism into artworks by snapshotting them.
Exhibition Contents
The exhibition "Image and Matter" in Malaysia in 2017, the exhibition "Imago et Matter" in Roppongi, Tokyo The exhibition is based on four years of expressive concepts such as "Longing for Mass" and "Folk Crafts and Spirituality," which are the underlying concepts of Ochiai Yoichi's "Materia" exhibition, his 2018 exhibition "Ochiai Yoichi, Beautiful Landscapes ∽ Unhindered Actions ∽ Computerized Nature" and his permanent exhibition at the Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) "Computer and Nature, Computerized Nature," his 2019 exhibition at Amana, his exhibition at Leica, "Rumination with Emotions," his exhibition at Yohji Yamamoto, "Phosphorescent Spirituality," and his 2020 SXSW direction concept of "Hyper Spirituality." Through photographs, three-dimensional objects, and video, the exhibition aims to decipher and make accessible the background to Ochiai Yoichi's connection between his new view of nature and Taoist and Zhuangzi thought, his encounter with the virtual, and his approach to folk crafts.
Outline of the solo exhibition
Title: "Recollections of the Unknown -Images and Matter||Computers and Nature||Longing for Mass-"
Artist: Ochiai Yoichi
Planning and production: Emohaus Inc.
Period: Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday) – Monday, August 31st, 2020
Opening hours: 11:00-20:00 (last admission at 19:30)
Venue: Shibuya Modi 2F, 1-21-3 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Admission fee: 1,800 yen for adults (free for university students and younger)
Exhibition contents: Three-dimensional works, two-dimensional works, and video works composed around the expressive concepts of the four years from 2017 to 2020. In addition, to commemorate the holding of this solo exhibition, we are planning a live streaming of an opening talk (for a fee) on Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday), as well as holding related events and selling merchandise for this exhibition.
*This event may be changed or canceled without notice
*To alleviate congestion over the four days from Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday) to Sunday, July 26th, admission will be by advance lottery via smartphone (if the specified number of people is not reached, admission will be free)
*Students must present their student ID. If you forget, you will be charged for the service.
*For more details about this project and how to enter the advance lottery, please click here
→https://www.0101.co.jp/michi2020/
【Profile of Yoichi Ochiai】
©Mika Ninagawa
Media artist. Born in 1987, he completed his doctoral program at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (the first person to graduate early from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies), and holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Information Studies. He is the Director and Associate Professor of the Center for Research and Development of Digital Nature at the University of Tsukuba, and the Principal Investigator of the JST CREST xDiversity Project. He received the 2015 World Technology Award, the 2016 Prix Ars Electronica, and the EU STARTS Prize. He has received the Laval Virtual Award five times in four consecutive years, the 2019 SXSW Creative Experience ARROW Awards, and was selected as a Leaders of Tomorrow by the St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland in 2017. His solo exhibitions include "Image and Matter" (Malaysia, 2016), "Longing for Mass" (Tokyo, 2019), and "Ruminations with Passion" (Leica Ginza, 2019). His other exhibitions include "AI" (Barbican Centre, UK, 2019) and "Computer Nature" (Miraikan, 2020). His publications include "The Magical Century" (2015) and "Digital Nature" (2018). His works include the photo book "Longing for Mass (amana, 2019)." He views media art as a vernacular folk art of computerized nature, and his statement is, "Confronting the materialized computer and nature, and ruminating on the longing and passion that exists between mass and image." He freely transcends the boundaries of research and artistic activity, continuing his exploration and expression.
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Highlights of the Exhibition
"Recollections of the Unknown" is a solo exhibition that provides a bird's-eye view of Yoichi Ochiai's work from 2017 to 2020. This is his largest solo exhibition since "Longing for Mass" in 2019, and will feature over 40 works, including two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and media art, spanning an area of over 660 square meters.
A Bird's-Eye View of Yoichi Ochiai's Activities
Media artist Yoichi Ochiai writes in his artist statement, "Confronting the materializing computer nature, I ruminate on the yearning and passion that lies between image and mass." "Recollections of the Unknown" is also the theme of his YouTube channel, launched in 2020, and sublimates his four-year creative concept, positioning it as an exploratory activity that leads from a new everyday life to a new rediscovery of nature.
In his activities, he explores, examines, and forges new contexts to transform the "joy and excitement of striving for the unknown" into an experience. This process encompasses the restructuring of past works and the sublimation of his vast research and social activism into artworks by snapshotting them.
Exhibition Contents
The exhibition "Image and Matter" in Malaysia in 2017, the exhibition "Imago et Matter" in Roppongi, Tokyo The exhibition is based on four years of expressive concepts such as "Longing for Mass" and "Folk Crafts and Spirituality," which are the underlying concepts of Ochiai Yoichi's "Materia" exhibition, his 2018 exhibition "Ochiai Yoichi, Beautiful Landscapes ∽ Unhindered Actions ∽ Computerized Nature" and his permanent exhibition at the Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) "Computer and Nature, Computerized Nature," his 2019 exhibition at Amana, his exhibition at Leica, "Rumination with Emotions," his exhibition at Yohji Yamamoto, "Phosphorescent Spirituality," and his 2020 SXSW direction concept of "Hyper Spirituality." Through photographs, three-dimensional objects, and video, the exhibition aims to decipher and make accessible the background to Ochiai Yoichi's connection between his new view of nature and Taoist and Zhuangzi thought, his encounter with the virtual, and his approach to folk crafts.
Outline of the solo exhibition
Title: "Recollections of the Unknown -Images and Matter||Computers and Nature||Longing for Mass-"
Artist: Ochiai Yoichi
Planning and production: Emohaus Inc.
Period: Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday) – Monday, August 31st, 2020
Opening hours: 11:00-20:00 (last admission at 19:30)
Venue: Shibuya Modi 2F, 1-21-3 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Admission fee: 1,800 yen for adults (free for university students and younger)
Exhibition contents: Three-dimensional works, two-dimensional works, and video works composed around the expressive concepts of the four years from 2017 to 2020. In addition, to commemorate the holding of this solo exhibition, we are planning a live streaming of an opening talk (for a fee) on Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday), as well as holding related events and selling merchandise for this exhibition.
*This event may be changed or canceled without notice
*To alleviate congestion over the four days from Thursday, July 23rd (national holiday) to Sunday, July 26th, admission will be by advance lottery via smartphone (if the specified number of people is not reached, admission will be free)
*Students must present their student ID. If you forget, you will be charged for the service.
*For more details about this project and how to enter the advance lottery, please click here
→https://www.0101.co.jp/michi2020/
【Profile of Yoichi Ochiai】
©Mika NinagawaMedia artist. Born in 1987, he completed his doctoral program at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (the first person to graduate early from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies), and holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Information Studies. He is the Director and Associate Professor of the Center for Research and Development of Digital Nature at the University of Tsukuba, and the Principal Investigator of the JST CREST xDiversity Project. He received the 2015 World Technology Award, the 2016 Prix Ars Electronica, and the EU STARTS Prize. He has received the Laval Virtual Award five times in four consecutive years, the 2019 SXSW Creative Experience ARROW Awards, and was selected as a Leaders of Tomorrow by the St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland in 2017. His solo exhibitions include "Image and Matter" (Malaysia, 2016), "Longing for Mass" (Tokyo, 2019), and "Ruminations with Passion" (Leica Ginza, 2019). His other exhibitions include "AI" (Barbican Centre, UK, 2019) and "Computer Nature" (Miraikan, 2020). His publications include "The Magical Century" (2015) and "Digital Nature" (2018). His works include the photo book "Longing for Mass (amana, 2019)." He views media art as a vernacular folk art of computerized nature, and his statement is, "Confronting the materialized computer and nature, and ruminating on the longing and passion that exists between mass and image." He freely transcends the boundaries of research and artistic activity, continuing his exploration and expression.
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