Mixed media installation
Video, 10 inflatable cushions, vinyl, blue light, chair, shadow of chair
Artist-in-Residence, Aomori-Japan
2004
Photo: Pachtner
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE JAPAN
[2-3] "All sorts of elements in her works made so far are linked to her work 'Sitting' that was newly made in Aomori. 'Sitting' consists of four parts; white cushions neatly arranged on the floor in a triangle form, a running figure projected repeatedly on a screen on the wall, a large shadow of a chair projected on the wall on the opposite side, and the real chair hanging from the ceiling. White cushions are modeled after the sitting cloths given to her at the Zen temple she visited in Aomori, and are made of vinyl that is normally used for advertising balloons. They are supposed to be sat on, but in fact, they are empty inside, and made of a fragile material. No one can actually sit on them."
Makiko Matake. Between Running and Sitting, in the catalogue of the Artist-in-Residence Program, Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Japan, Pg. 65
Makiko Matake. Catalogue text – japanese version.
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