Kazuki Takakura
Deep Dirt Diffuse Dream
‘Deep Dirt Diffuse Dream’ is a collection of works consisting of three spirit-shaped earthenware pieces, digital collectibles of videos documenting their sightings, and accompanying text. These spirits have been summoned into the present through the ritual ‘Silent Say Scan Spirits’ held in Kanazawa, Osaka, and Hiroshima. In Atami, the earthenware and videos can be viewed only at night at Bar Komado. The texts are distributed throughout the city of Atami, and through QR codes attached to the texts, you can obtain the digital collectibles of the sighting videos.”
◆Special Program “META ATAMI -Story of Artificial Technoscape-”
“META ATAMI – Story of Artificial Technoscape” is an art program that explores, from a trans-artistic perspective, the relationship between technology and nature, reality and virtuality, past and future, and humans and non-humans. It juxtaposes technoscapes (technological landscapes) left in Atami with the elements of landscapes (natural landscapes) such as local resources, environment, and history.
The five invited artists will each depict the multi-layered aspects of Atami through various technological approaches, such as AI, VR/AR, and social media. Their reinterpretations will engage with the Izu Peninsula’s geological formation created a million years ago by the collision with the Philippine Sea Plate, the scattered Jomon-era ruins, Buddhist art, the activities of people in a tourist destination, and even the sound of waves that can be heard in Atami today.
We invite you to experience the vision of Atami, as it emerges from the intersection of technology and time.
META ATAMI – Story of Artificial Technoscape
Director: Kenta Torimoto
Curator: Rio Yoshida
Participating Artists: Damjanski / Kazuki Takakura / Madoka Kohno / Mikiji / NIINOMI
Born in 1987 in Yamanashi Prefecture. Graduated with a Master’s degree from the Tokyo Zokei University Graduate School. He creates artworks using digital expressions such as video games, pixel art, VR, NFTs, and AI, focusing on themes such as rewriting the rules of contemporary art through Eastern philosophies like Buddhism, exploring new value in digital data, and the aesthetics of character variation. His works have been exhibited at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Ashikaga Museum of Art, and in locations such as Mexico, Boston, Korea, and New York. He is also a part-time lecturer at Kyoto University of the Arts.
https://takakurakazuki.com/
