Tomohide Ikeya: Neue fotografische Arbeiten
22. Juni bis 22. September 2012
Seine Arbeiten aus der Reihe „Moon“ wirken auf den Betrachter vorerst verstörend. Trotz aller Ästhetik der Fotografien, die mit transparenter Acrylfarbe und -lack beschichtet wurden, wirken die Models in diesen Bildern bleich wie Wasserleichen. Auch hier widmet sich Ikeya der Ästhetik des Todes und der Vergänglichkeit. Ein Memento mori auf Japanisch.
Ikeya schreibt über „Moon“:
The gravitational force of the moon creates high and low tide and has pushed evolution to begin.
The sun symbolises „the birth of life“ and the moon means „rhythm of life“. Without the moon there would be no evolution.
When the moon shines at night, life and death blend in. The night has its role assigned by the universe. When the moon quietly shines over the sea, all life embraces the eternal course of time. Time cannot be disturbed or manipulated.
Hair, which remains long after a body has died and turned to dust, veils a body under the moonlight. In my work cycle, „Moon“ symbolises the human desire for life and hair represents the continuation of life beyond death.
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Tomohide Ikeya: New Works
22 June - 22 September 2012
Ikeya’s work cycle “Moon”, has at first an unsettling effect on the viewer. Despite all aesthetical aspects of these photographs covered with transparent acrylic paint and varnish, Ikeya dedicates his work to the aesthetics of death and fugacity. A memento mori, Japanese style.
Ikeya writes about “Moon”:
The gravitational force of the moon creates high and low tide and has pushed evolution to begin.
The sun symbolises „the birth of life“ and the moon means „rhythm of life“. Without the moon there would be no evolution.
When the moon shines at night, life and death blend in. The night has its role assigned by the universe. When the moon quietly shines over the sea, all life embraces the eternal course of time. Time cannot be disturbed or manipulated.
Hair, which remains long after a body has died and turned to dust, veils a body under the moonlight. In my work cycle, „Moon“ symbolises the human desire for life and hair represents the continuation of life beyond death.
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