Tokyo-based artist Wataru Komachi and Tatsuya Shimada, a fashion stylist and sound performer, have teamed up for a collaborative exhibition. Held at Sekai Soko, a gallery space and café in Kyoto‘s downtown Shimogyo district, the show is entitled Spiritual Machines, and presents a hybrid installation inspired by music. And obviously, not just any kind of music. The duo’s tunes of choice include irreverent cult bands such as Meat Beat Manifesto, Skinny Puppy and Front 242. In short, it’s an eclectic fusion of 1980s punk and acid house which has spawned a visually wild configuration of decorative elements and artistically tweaked old-tech objects resembling anomalous waste. According to the artists, the concept of ‘time’, which should expand infinitely, is halted by technology, while materials blend together to form an idol. As such, the exhibition is a physical spatial collage, a pure tactile experience devoid of meaning, and a fragment of the primitive memory that remains in humanity. Mind you, in conjunction with this exhibition, customised apparel pieces created by the artists will be available at the KIDILL store and Fujii Daimaru department store in Kyoto (on through May 30).
Sekai Soko
144 Sujiyacho, Tominokoji-dori, Takatsuji-agaru (Shimogyo)
Kyoto 600-8061
Telephone +81 75 7548289
Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
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