Last autumn, ”Primordial Violence”, a solo exhibition after a 6 year absence by Tomoko Konoike was held at the Kanagawa Kenmin Hall. Since the 03/11/2011 earthquake, temporarily pausing her activity, Konoike continued to observe humans exposed to the oath of nature by visiting various lands, meeting people, and touching the energy of the people in that climate, like if making into shape of what the “Hand Saw”, unfolded various works using new materials and techniques such as cow-calf, clay, and needleworks.

Demanding a change in the mind for art, which is closed only to human speculation and phenomenon, the trial of inquiring again going back to the origin of art where humans create things called upon many attentions, especially with the skins sawed together with medium being natural disasters, organs, and animal/plants ranging to 24 meters “Skin Dropped Curtain” shook the mind and body and left a vivid memory of the audiences’.

For this exhibition, the challenge towards completely new installation starting with afresh detached “Skin Dropped Curtain” continuously going under a raw transformation, with newly added works can be seen. Like what Konoike who felt the vibration of the Earth said, “Can no longer stay the same”, this exhibition will go under transformation absorbing the feeling of that land, and will make an appearance in front of the audience with growth.

Related Events
・Art Complex & Talk 　August 6, Saturday 14:00 -16:00
Welcoming Fuyuki Yamakawa as a guest, please experience the exaggerated new appreciation space by the sound generated from the body.
・Curator’s gallery talk July 20, Wednesday / August 13 Saturday
14:00-1500