Fleeting
Aug 29 2023 – Sep 10 2023
gallery G
photo by Kensuke Hashimoto
Ripples have a constant fluidity. When we look at them, the passage of time appears before us visually.
KAMO no Chomei (1155-1216),the early Kamakura period poet ,also used the flow of a river and the bubbles of water as an illustration to express the “impermanence” of people and their homes in the world at the beginning of “Hojoki”.
In our perceptual space, which is ruled by time, all things are “fleeting”. There are several words that describe lasting only a very short time, but the reason I chose the word “fleeting” for the title of this exhibition lies in its etymology. Fleeting is derived from the root word meaning to float or flow, and from this we can see the relationship between water and waves and “time”.
The themes of this exhibition are “waves” and another, “memory.” This “memory” has an important meaning when talking about time.
I believe that memory and time are inseparable. Perhaps our perception of time is created by memory. Isn’t it because we remember the original state of the object that we can sense change? Dawn and sunset can only be felt because we remember the night and the day. If memory did not exist, we might not be able to perceive the flow of time. Therefore, it can be thought that the reason why time exists is because of the existence of memory. We do not exist in time, but time exists in us.
Away from Hustle and Bustle
Nov 7 2023 – Des 7 2023
CREATORE with PULS Hiroshima
photo by Kenichi Asano
