The Skin of Tanga Market
2011
Medium
washi paper, graphite, starch paste, surface textures from Tanga Market
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
Related Exhibition / Project
Kazutaka Shioi: The Skin of the Landscape, Nakaya Building, Gallery Elevator (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Collection
Kazutaka Shioi: The Skin of the Landscape, Nakaya Building, Gallery Elevator (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Artwork ID
GE-001
Description
A site-specific installation transferring the surfaces of Tanga Market onto washi paper
Using frottage, washi paper was placed against walls and floors throughout Tanga Market and rubbed with graphite to collect their textures. By layering the resulting sheets in space, the work reconstituted the building's material memory as a second 'skin.' Traces accumulated through everyday activity are presented as a tactile landscape.
The Skin of Tanga Market
2011
Medium
washi paper, graphite, starch paste, surface textures from Tanga Market
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
Related Exhibition / Project
Kazutaka Shioi: The Skin of the Landscape, Nakaya Building, Gallery Elevator (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Collection
Not extant
Artwork ID
GE-001
Description
A site-specific installation transferring the surfaces of Tanga Market onto washi paper
Using frottage, washi paper was placed against walls and floors throughout Tanga Market and rubbed with graphite to collect their textures. By layering the resulting sheets in space, the work reconstituted the building's material memory as a second 'skin.' Traces accumulated through everyday activity are presented as a tactile landscape.