The Skin of the Former Tokyo Rope Mfg. Kokura Plant Office Building
2013
Medium
washi paper, graphite, starch paste, surface textures from the building
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
Related Exhibition / Project
BUILDING DIGNITY: KITAKYUSHU INSTALLATION PROJECT 01, Former Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd. Kokura Factory Red Brick Office Building (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Collection
BUILDING DIGNITY: KITAKYUSHU INSTALLATION PROJECT 01, Former Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd. Kokura Factory Red Brick Office Building (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Artwork ID
SFT-001
Description
A site-specific installation transferring the surfaces of a red-brick office building onto washi paper
This work used frottage with washi paper and graphite to transfer textures from the walls and floors of the former Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Kokura Plant's red-brick office building. The collected sheets were rearranged inside the building, allowing the memory of the industrial architecture to emerge like a removed 'skin.' Time inscribed in the architecture is presented as a tactile landscape.
The Skin of the Former Tokyo Rope Mfg. Kokura Plant Office Building
2013
Medium
washi paper, graphite, starch paste, surface textures from the building
Dimensions
Variable dimensions
Related Exhibition / Project
BUILDING DIGNITY: KITAKYUSHU INSTALLATION PROJECT 01, Former Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd. Kokura Factory Red Brick Office Building (Kitakyushu, Japan)
Collection
Not extant
Artwork ID
SFT-001
Description
A site-specific installation transferring the surfaces of a red-brick office building onto washi paper
This work used frottage with washi paper and graphite to transfer textures from the walls and floors of the former Tokyo Rope Manufacturing Kokura Plant's red-brick office building. The collected sheets were rearranged inside the building, allowing the memory of the industrial architecture to emerge like a removed 'skin.' Time inscribed in the architecture is presented as a tactile landscape.














