MASAHIRO WADA, ATSUSHI YAMAMOTO

The two artists, who are both involved with the National Museum of Art, Okutama and the Ongoing Collective, have collaborated with each other for many years. Yamamoto, an office worker, has been going to location shoots on his days off and has devoted himself to filming. In this way, he finds fulfilment as an artist in creating videos of the landscapes he wants to see. Wada, on the other hand, utilises video and installation techniques to construct the smells, sounds, temperatures, and physical forces of his works from stories and relationships with the places and people around him. Using a variety of elements, he creates dynamic works that shift the context itself. Although they have different approaches, they both find clues in the imaginary world from the reality that unfolds before them and continue to create stories to discuss how we currently exist in this world.

In this exhibition, Yamamoto will present six works that reflect changes in time and space and people’s responses to them, which he recorded from a moving vehicle during the evening and nighttime hours. Wada will attempt to transform the entire exhibition space into another dimension by bringing alien light and shadow to the white cube gallery. Please enjoy ShugoArts’ summer exhibition.