[for the 57th editio]
for the 57th edition of the venice art biennale, the japan pavilion
presents a solo exhibition of hiroshima-born artist takahiro iwasaki. featuring
a selection of three-dimensional works made with everyday familiar objects and
entitled ‘turned upside down, it’s a forest’, the show conveys the importance
of understanding that everything depends on perspective and invites the
visitors to embrace different ways of looking.
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curated by meruro washida, the japan pavilion includes a comprehensive take on takahiro iwasaki’s work. known for transforming common objects with his fine handiwork, the exhibition showcases steel towers made from the threads pulled out of towels and construction cranes from bookmark strings attached to books. always referencing his birthplace, the japanese artist uses figurative representation to make small interventions that result in a strong and long lasting impression. as well as hiroshima’s experience of the atomic bomb, these art pieces know that the power of miniature atoms is so strong that it can destroy a whole city.
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