The origin of this piece came from questioning what it means to “move.” The artist focused on the concept of time, which is closely related to movement, and attempted to use movement to create a visual representation of time. Using this technique, the artist searches for the meaning of time, movement, and the relationship between them from several different angles. At first glance, this piece just looks like a lump of mesh material, but by projecting light through the slits, it recreates the movements of people walking. They are people filmed at the crossing of the various countries visited by the artist, and are diverse in age, gender, and race. When they are reorganized onto one timeline, this diverse group of people forms a sort of community walking toward some kind of goal, in which there is an inherent movement that differs from physical movement.
Project Credits:
- 3D print supported by DMM.make
Biography:
Akinori Goto (JP), born in 1984, is an artist. Has been revisiting old existing techniques and media, with a focus on phenomena that emerge out of their combination with present-day technologies, and on the relationship between physical and digital. In addition to frequently exhibiting his works at museums and art festivals in Japan and abroad, he works as a Senior Lecturer at Musashino Art University.
https://akinorigoto.tumblr.com/
