Satoshi Hirose – L’autre face de la lune

L’autre face de la lune: An Unseen Mysterious World

The exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery Tennoz will consist of several sculptures, centering on new works from the “Beans Cosmos” series. The “Beans Cosmos” series, which was first put into production in 2000, has continued to gradually evolve while deepening its context. Ever since I encountered beans and sensed their evocation of the cosmos, I have almost felt a kind of affection for them. Although beans are a modest food, they are nutritious and nourishing, and thus could be described as “poor yet rich.” Since ancient times they have appeared in various legends around the world as an ambivalent and enigmatic entity.

In this exhibition, I would like to use these tiny beans as a starting point for embarking on a small imaginative journey through an unseen mysterious world. People can embark on endless journeys by using their imagination, such as drawing connections between something as familiar as beans and the vast cosmos. Once upon a time, humankind had looked at the moon and wondered what lay on its other side which could never be seen.

In 1959, the Soviet probe ‘Luna 3’ succeeded in capturing the first photographs of the other side of the moon, making its observation possible. It revealed the appearance of this hidden lunar hemisphere, and was followed by subsequent exploration and research that elucidated the moon’s geology and gave rise to various hypotheses regarding its origins. Nevertheless, the mystery of the moon’s very existence remains a mystery.

There is nothing more mysterious than the unseen world that lies beyond our visible world. Like the curiosity of wishing to see “the other side of the moon” that could once never be seen, I try to seek out the vast cosmos and mysterious worlds within the context of ordinary everydayness. In this respect, my artistic practice never reaches a terminus or point of completion, but instead continues to deepen in an unfinished state.

As a related event, an exhibition commemorating the publication of my monograph will be held concurrently at Moriyama Shoten. In addition, the exhibition “A Journey of Citrus” held during the same period at the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum, is a small program that encourages visitors to engage with artworks by using their various senses, and while bringing particular focus to the sense of “smell,” introduces the on-going art project ‘Commons Farm.’ Through such artistic activities I wish to consider the new significance that works of art may harbor, as that something that generates new values for living, and provides spiritual enrichment.

Satoshi Hirose

Gallery hours 11 pm – 6 pm, closed Sun, Mon, National Holidays

Exhibition Duration 18.11. – 09.12.2023

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Location:
Tomio Koyama Gallery Tennoz
Terrada Art Complex Ⅰ 4F, 1-33-10, Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
140-0002 Tokyo
Japan