Moment (horizontal version)
Is a moment the smallest sense of time that our bodies can perceive? Is a moment discrete? How can one moment and the next moment be connected? Is it possible to consider the moment as continuous or to consider the superposition? What kind of structure and dimension does our consciousness bring up the momentary sensation? This sculpture was made considering such things.
Originally, this work was created in collaboration with Akira Wakita, Hakuten and Tokyo Midtown for the design event “Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH” held in Tokyo Midtown Roppongi in 2019. The design team measured the wind at a certain moment, imported it to a computer, and output it as a sculpture. The aim was to materialize the intangible concept of a moment as a tangible object in front of the eyes, so that the viewer could face the meaning of that time. In MAT 2020, this work is reconstructed as a surrealistic installation.
Artist : Akira Wakita
Production : HAKUTEN ( Yosuke Nakazato / Ryukei Aoyagi / Otake Konatsu / Masayuki Sawada / Kana Hashimoto / Tohru Kawakami )
Research : Keio Univeristy SFC Akira Wakita Laboratory ( Ken Ishii / Koichi Nakamura )
Organized by “TOKYO MIDTOWN ( Nami Fujitani )
Exhibition : Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2019
Artist Profile
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Photo: Shunichi Oda
Akira Wakita
脇田 玲
An artist who crosses science and contemporary art. Making full use of simulations based on numerical calculations, he develops videos, installations, and live activities. His works have been exhibited at Ars Electronica Center, Mutek, WRO Art Center, Kiyoharu Art Colony and Miraikan. In 2016, he started a collaborative project with Tetsuya Komuro and presented his work at Ars Electronica Festival and RedBull Music Festival. Dean and Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University.