「す あ。 ラ 火 一 見 極」
- simultaneity of construction and dismantling
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Shingo Tanaka Solo Exhibition
2014.10.03 (Fri.)̶10.31 (Fri.)
open on Fri., Sat., & Sun. 12:00 ‒ 18:00
opening reception & Nuit Blanche : 10.04 (Sat.) 18:00 ‒ 22:00
appointments are available on weekdays
“Among all phenomena, fire is the only one element that we can accept two
significances that are diametrically opposite characters, namely fire is the
element that has the good side and the evil side simultaneously. There is the
possibility of the contradiction in itself. That is the reason why it becomes the
universal principle explanation.”
Bachelard, Guston “La Psychanalyse du feu” 1938
In “re:trans” series, I disassemble objects that once had a function and purpose,
including some of my earlier works, and reassemble them into new objects. In the
process of assembling the detritus, which have become pieces that have lost
their meaning and purpose, I apply fire to the new objects to prompt them to
fragment again. The burned materials become tinged in black, melt down or even
break. This transformation makes the object’s surface grotesque, but it also
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gives the object a unique appearance, one that never appears in a man-made
object. Also by burning the fragments of materials uniformly, I can create a visual
effect of the pieces seeming to have reconnected into one object again.
We don’t notice of the scraps of wood, the papers that are cut into a thousand
pieces, or the waste that is thrown away. However, they are given shapes and
new attractive manifestation by layer and burning. There is even a chance to
represent uniquely the polar opposite significances: <Dismantlement
(Destruction) ‒ Reconstruction (Creation)> at the same time.
Shingo Tanaka
We are pleased to announce a solo exhibition by Shingo Tanaka who works on
fire in a wide range of method and media, such as a sculpture, a photograph and
a painting. In this exhibition, Tanaka will present new works of his “re:trans”
series and an installation of works from his “trans” series.
In re:trans series, Tanaka dismantles discarded objects, that lost their original
function, into pieces and reconstructs them into a new object. After the
reconstruction, the object is burn by fire. These two different aspects, the partial
disappearance of a substance by combustion (Dismantlement) and the
connecting of the pieces into one object with the trace of the flame
(Construction), reveals the nature and character of the fire, which has two
opposite elements, a good side and an evil side. And in trans series, he represents
the phenomenon “Transformation (trans)” by burning a geometrical shaped
medium. Each series, re:trans and trans, affect to one another and contribute
back to each other. After solo exhibition that was composed with the art works of
re:trans series last year, we will see the new phase in trans series in this
exhibition.
Please enjoy the distinctive world of Shingo Tanaka’s latest works at his solo
exhibition “す あ。 ラ 火 一 見 極 ‒simultaneity of construction and
dismantling-” .
Yoko Kuwahara | eN arts