The May 2009 exhibition at Ginza Graphic Gallery will feature Kijuro Yahagi’s “Magnetic
Vision/100 New Works.” Kijuro Yahagi has been delving into the world of
perception since “Shot by a Sight” in 1988. Continued with “Perceiving
by Sight” (1992), “One’s Point of View” (1994), “Hidden
Accumulated Vision” (1998) and “Existence Appearance” (2000),
the series attempts to unravel the mysterious design of the visual world from
various angles.
The new series, “Magnetic Vision,” features 100 new works. When looking
at a certain area through a magnifying glass, that particular area appears magnified.
However, the inside of the lens compresses a much larger world that includes
the surrounding scenery. The resulting effect is an image in which the surrounding
world appears to be magnetically drawn inward. Yahagi’s works put forth
the questions, “How can one reconcile the fact that the images in the frames
are seamlessly connected with the surroundings,” and “Can one truly
close in on the world one is consciously viewing?” |
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Norio Nakamura,Takashi Homma |
