The Whisper Of The Earth (2020)

Artist:

Kai Masayuki

The big universe in a small closed space.

Kai Masayuki has been developing the theme of the atom, the Earth and the universe since 1980, through creations in collaboration with the great nature. The sun, the rain, the wind, the earth, the sea, the snow, the weather and the space. They all have a close connection with a series of works of art.

40x40x10 cm, technique: The canvas (cotton) is spread in the ground and buried. It is excavated after 3 months-1 year (archaeological excavation work). The the hollowed-out tissue is washed and sterilized in the sun. It is glued on a new textile canvas. It is sewn with a sewing machine (noodle thread).

The Herbarium project explores the work environment in contemporary culture in which ideas are created and exchanged. The focus of Herbarium is to compile a collection of sealed creative energy in boxes (40х40х10, 40x20x10 or 20х40х10) of different generations of artists around the world. The contents of each box are accompanied by a description and a sound file with the artist's voice. The artists, invited by the curator of "Herbarium" could choose two new participants - so the project traces the exchange of creative energy in the artworld. The development of the collection has no time limits, it grows exponentially with each new participant until the final exhibition is announced. The H Talks series (video portraits of the artists) are shot during the preparation of each presentation of the Herbarium collection in the artists work environment and studios. All the information, gathered in the process of developing the collection, will be available to all researchers, curators, gallery owners, students or art lovers who are interested in the less visible mechanisms through which contemporary culture functions.

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The Whisper Of The Earth (2020)

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