UNSOLO

"UNSOLO" connects the simple image of a bicycle with the blank space on Japanese paper, reflecting various elements of the past, present, and future. This work contains reflections and questions about the information overload and material obsession prevalent in modern society. The depiction of the bicycle, reduced to its frame and wheels, symbolizes the elimination of unnecessary information and words. It aims to unify various dualities: time and space, bicycle and space, inside and outside, self and the real world. Through this work, viewers are prompted to contemplate the significance of the whitespace reflecting their inner selves and the essence of existence free from material constraints.

"UNSOLO" also signifies that we are never truly alone. A bicycle moves forward when ridden by someone, and a person moves forward by riding a bicycle. The metaphor of the bicycle is profound, representing not just a tool but a companion that allows us to experience moments of life.

「UNSOLO」は、シンプルな自転車の姿によって和紙の上で余白と繋がり、過去、現在、未来の様々な要素を映し出しています。この作品には、現代社会における情報過多や物質への執着に対する反省や疑問が込められています。自転車がフレームと車輪だけで描かれていることは、不要な情報や言葉を排除し、時間と空間、自転車と空間、内部と外部、自己と現実世界、と様々な二元性との一元化を表現することを意図しています。この作品を通じて、観る者は自己の内面を映し出す余白の意義や、物質的な制約から自由な存在の本質について考えさせられます。「UNSOLO」は、私たちは決して一人ではないことも意味しています。自転車は人に漕いでもらうことによって進み、人は自転車を漕ぐことによって進みます。自転車の持つメタファーは深く、ただの道具でなく生きる瞬間を感じられる相手でもあります。


UNSOLO 1

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm

UNSOLO 2

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm

UNSOLO 3

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm

UNSOLO 4

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm

UNSOLO 5

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm

UNSOLO 6

ink (sumi) on paper (washi)

Mounted on back paper, signed, and sealed with the artist's fingerprint

Size : h 40cm x w 28cm