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Exhibition
11. - 18. January 2007
Private view 11.1.2007 from 6 pm - 8 pm
Exhibition Title
"REAPED"
http://www005.upp.so-
net.ne.jp/hidekikanno/
Artist info:
Hideki Kanno, an artist from Japan who works in field of
contemporary art, media art and sound art. In addition to numerous
exhibitions in Japan, Taiwan, Spain, Norway, Finland and United States.
The basic creative theme of Kanno's work is communication. He
explores the problem of how people with different senses of values
coexist with each other and with the animals, plants, and nature of
their surroundings. He tries to find new solution from artist side
for today's environmental or society problems, and promote common
values that can share transcend region, culture, generations and gender.
Kanno uses sound as a integral component to express on his artwork
concepts, and it is expected to connect each other between audience
and artwork in directly and strongly way.
Artwork info:
Artwork title: Tree Story Forest
description:
This artwork constructs virtual "Forest" at inside space. It suggests
to people to think again about existence of trees and evaluate
ecological relationships with them, and offers new perspectives or
point of view about real Forest.
This is part of project of "Tree Story Forest". Kanno first developed
the concept of this sound art project. While at Residency program in
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, he enlisted American writer
Stephen Ausherman to write a series of short texts about a "Tree".
It is formed many speakers playing spoken-word piece. Each speaker
has a reading voice by different person. These recorded stories will
play about a "Tree". And when these stories are played at same time
and space, Many "Tree" would construct virtual "Forest" in the air.
So far, Kanno tried to record many reading voices on the his travel
in Europe, US, and Asia. He has collected voices from diverse people
and all those are who agreed this project's concept. This work is
expected to create common values that transcend region, culture,
generations and gender. And it would have a possibility that people
can unite for our environment.
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