Tsuneko Tane and Ryota Iwai Collaborate at Milan Salone for CITIZEN

120,000 Watch Plates Shine

An Installation Enhanced by Sound

Sound artist evala and architect Tsuyoshi Tane have unveiled a collaborative work at "Milan Salone" held in Milan, Italy.

Text by Kosaku Waseda (OPENERS)

The Theme is "Time"

"Milan Design Week" is a major event centered around "Milan Salone (Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano)," the world's largest design festival held every April in Milan, Italy. Its scope extends to interiors, accessories, art, and more. One of the standout works at this year's Design Week was "time is TIME," an installation by Citizen Watch and architect Tsuyoshi Tane.

At Milan Salone 2014, "LIGHT is TIME" garnered numerous international design awards, including an unprecedented double win. The installation by Citizen Watch and Tane was exhibited in Tokyo as a triumphant return, attracting over 70,000 visitors and generating significant buzz.

As a second installment, "time is TIME" was first unveiled at Milan Design Week 2016, featuring sound artist evala and technical director Yutaka Endo. This monumental work explores the theme of "time" through cutting-edge sound.

The installation utilized "watch plates," the base components of timepieces, numbering approximately 120,000. The two spaces within the venue where these plates were installed expressed different concepts. "SPACE A" represented the "flow of time" in its ceaseless movement, while "SPACE B" depicted the "various moments" existing within a single second.

The challenge and spirit of inquiry in expressing the shared modern concept of "time" through an installation are noteworthy.

evala
Real name, Hiroto Ehara. Debuted in 2006. Musician, sound artist. He releases avant-garde electronic music and presents installations and concerts at music festivals and art exhibitions both domestically and internationally. He also creates diverse sound designs and provides music for public spaces, stage productions, films, and advertising media using stereophonic sound systems and advanced technologies. Notable works include the CD "acoustic bend," the music for the installation "The Fox with Big Ears" (NTT InterCommunication Center / 2013), and the sound program for "Mika Ninagawa: Self-image Exhibition."

TSUYOSHI TANE
Born in Tokyo in 1979. Architect. In 2006, he won the international design competition for the "Estonian National Museum" (scheduled for completion in 2016), and his "Kofun Stadium" was selected as a finalist in the international design competition for the New National Stadium concept, drawing international attention. In 2015, he directed the exhibition "Architect Frank Gehry: 'I Have an Idea'" at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, which became a major talking point. He has received numerous awards, including the French Ministry of Culture's Prize for Emerging Architects, the Milan Architects Association Award, and two awards at the Milan Design Award (2014). Since 2012, he has been teaching at Columbia University GSAPP.

YUTAKA ENDO
Born in Niigata in 1977. Art Director / Producer / Technical Director.
He uniquely bridges stage arts with music, visuals, design, and computer technology. Aiming for active interaction between people and spaces, he seeks to dissolve boundaries and achieve a ubiquity of senses. As a technical director, he has been involved in visual, audio, and lighting direction for events such as Milan Salone, Baselworld, the Design Ah exhibition's "Room of Objects, Sounds, and Images" (2013 Tokyo), the "Hokusai" exhibition (2014 Paris), and the "Architect Frank Gehry: 'I Have an Idea'" exhibition (2015 Tokyo), among others.

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