Som udstillingstitlen EAST MEETS WEST antyder – et udtryk for både enighed og samarbejde såvel som modsætninger og alt derimellem – er kombinationen af to forskellige kulturer et af Watanabes centrale koncepter.
Udstillingen bevæger sig mellem håndlavede værker og et skulpturelt installationsrum, hvor farvet lys omslutter ikke blot værkerne, men også beskueren. Watanabe forestiller sig til tider identitet som noget flydende og konstant performativt, formet af produkter, rekvisitter og alt det, vi forbruger. I hans skildring af vores liv er hverdagen hele tiden i forandring.
Udstillingen fokuserer på spændingsfeltet mellem to forskellige kulturer samt mellem det håndlavede og det fabriksfremstillede, samtidig med at den skaber en abstrakt atmosfære.
[ENG, original tekst]
As the exhibition title EAST MEETS WEST - express agreement and collaboration as well as to describe polar opposites, and just about everything in between - suggests, combining two different culture is a one of his key concept for Watanabe.
The exhibition fluctuates between handmade works and a sculptural, installation space, where colored light that covers not only the works but also the viewer. Watanabe sometimes imagine identity as unfixed and continuously performed with products, props and all that we consume. In his portrayal of our lives, every day is fluctual.
The exhibition focuses on in between two different cultures and handmade and readymade, as well as creating abstract atmosphere.
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KH7 Artspace
KH7 Artspace