Mori Art Museum

Mori art musem was incredible. We saw the “Connexions” exhibition, and it had so much fun stuff to see. This pink cat is by Iikawa Takehiro (1). The pink cat refers to a crab that attaches various objects around it onto its body in order to mimic its surroundings, though the crabs true form is seldom seen. When viewers attempt to take a photograph of the work, they realize that no matter how hard they try, its impossible to capture the whole figure (as its partly hidden behind a wall). This work alludes the difficulty in our information-overload society of obtaining a full view of something or the whole truth. An other favourite was the “A live un live”. It uses a material that deploys liquids that have a low boiling point and shifts forms like living organisms. These colours, whose shapes and colours demonstrate a myriad of changes just as the sun rises and sets, promt us to reconsider the diversity of forms that life can take. Picture (2) is taken without flash, as it appears when you just look at it. Picture (3) is taken with flash, showing the magic. Also really enjoyed this one by “Me” (4). It is about how we cannot actually approach the ocean landscape. When we draw closer, the ocean becomes waves, and when we come closer still, the waves becomes water. All of the pieces were so interesting, and I’d so love to show them all. But I’ll stop here, as the post is getting too long 😉