Rewinding 2015
Used videotape & paper
A sojourner’s life is like a life of a traveler. A traveler needs to move on to the next destination even if she left behind her belongings in the place of the past - just like we sometimes should not be caught in our past, our memories.
The used videotape in this piece represents a notion of ‘memories’ because videotapes can be rewound to watch scenes from our memories over and over. The crane is a symbol of happiness and longevity in Japanese culture. The color white represents the pure and original state. These cranes with many positive meanings are now caught in the videotapes in this work. The postures of the cranes show the various states of suffering. The older we become, the more memories we carry. It might be true that the more memories we have, being caught by them, the more difficult it becomes for us to move ahead.
This piece looks chaotic and pessimistic at a glance. It is an emotional piece by exaggerating the expressions of the pains and struggles from the past.
However, I hope people see hope in this piece. We know that sojourners move on to the next destination, just like cranes can fly high and have a long life in that place to come.