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January 15, 2021
Kensaku Kakimoto's New Photography Exhibition "TRANSFORMATION" to be Held at Hillside Forum, Hillside Terrace, Daikanyama | ART
ART | Changes Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Expressed Through AI Development
Focusing on the passage of time as the world transformed into imperfection through AI development
A new exhibition "TRANSFORMATION" by filmmaker and photographer Kensaku Kakimoto, known for his work in film, commercials, and music videos, will be held at Hillside Forum, Hillside Terrace, Daikanyama from Saturday, January 9 to Sunday, January 24, 2021. During the exhibition period, the venue will also be accessible via an internet-basedvirtual museum.
Text by OZAKI Sayaka｜Edit by TSUCHIDA Takashi
A New Attempt to Emerge the World Before and After the Pandemic in AI-Re-developed Photographs
Kensaku Kakimoto is a filmmaker and photographer who has worked on numerous visual projects as a director, filmmaker, and cinematographer, primarily in film, commercials, and music videos. His new exhibition, "TRANSFORMATION," will be held at Hillside Forum, Hillside Terrace, Daikanyama.
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Kensaku Kakimoto
The new project "Time Tunnel," presented for the first time at this exhibition, consists of works re-developed by AI trained on thousands of photographs taken by Kakimoto before the COVID-19 pandemic, along with arbitrary text, historical information, and Kakimoto's own images and videos. This series was a collaborative remote production between Kakimoto and the Australian science art team Alt.vfx.
These works will present a new landscape to the viewer by bringing forth the footprints and changes of people before and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the tunnel of "time."
Trimming 056 (2019) ©Kensaku Kakimoto
In addition to the above, the exhibition will also feature the new series "Trimming," which captures the ordinary world with a high-resolution, new perspective, and the latest works from the "TRANSLATOR" series, first presented in New York in 2017 following its Tokyo debut in 2016. In a statement for this exhibition, Kensaku Kakimoto said, "The world looked the same – the same scenery, the same time, the same light – but it has completely changed. How has the world we thought was perfect transformed? The meaning of photographs, once completed, has likely also changed. Through AI development, I have focused on the passage of time as the world transformed into imperfection, depicting the scenery I encountered. I have brought forth the present moment of changing landscapes, shaped by the absurdities within the rapidly shifting flow of time."
"TRANSFORMATION" by KENSAKU KAKIMOTO in collaboration with Luke Bubb, Piotr Stopniak
- Venue | Hillside Forum, Hillside Terrace, Daikanyama
- Address | 18-8 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, F Building 1F
- Dates | Saturday, January 9 - Sunday, January 24, 2021, 11:00 - 18:00 (until 17:00 on the final day)
- *Opening hours are subject to change. Please check the website in advance before visiting.
- Organizer | On The Hill LLC
- Sponsor | Hillside Terrace
- Cooperation | Horikoshi Color Co., Ltd.
- Curator | Takayuki Ishii (Taka Ishii Gallery)
- Art Direction | Yoshihisa Tanaka
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