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Ryo Ohkawara
The depths of our spirit are unknown to us - the mysterious way leads inwards. Eternity with its worlds - the past and future - is in ourselves or nowhere.
- Novalis -
The two mirrors face each other, and the eternal process of reflection and the work of mutual transformation never ends,
but circulates, permeates, and eventually converges. Reflection is a process of integration with wholeness. Eventually, the world is figured through aesthetic codes.
Through the process of self-recognition through the existence of the self and the «gaze» of others, this work depicts the nested structure of the self and others from the perspective of the whole, based on the process of a woman’s growth.
With the paradox of the existence of the «self» in the mirror and the «gaze» of others as the axis, the work asks endless questions about the harmony and relationship between the «world/whole» and the individual.
About 100 years after the composition of Ravel’s suite «Mirror,» the work has been reinterpreted into a multi- disciplinary artistic work that equationally connects contemporary dance, modern classical music, and digital art.
1:1
Ryo Ohkawara
The depths of our spirit are unknown to us - the mysterious way leads inwards. Eternity with its worlds - the past and future - is in ourselves or nowhere.
- Novalis -
The two mirrors face each other, and the eternal process of reflection and the work of mutual transformation never ends,
but circulates, permeates, and eventually converges. Reflection is a process of integration with wholeness. Eventually, the world is figured through aesthetic codes.
Through the process of self-recognition through the existence of the self and the «gaze» of others, this work depicts the nested structure of the self and others from the perspective of the whole, based on the process of a woman’s growth.
With the paradox of the existence of the «self» in the mirror and the «gaze» of others as the axis, the work asks endless questions about the harmony and relationship between the «world/whole» and the individual.
About 100 years after the composition of Ravel’s suite «Mirror,» the work has been reinterpreted into a multi- disciplinary artistic work that equationally connects contemporary dance, modern classical music, and digital art.
SYNOPSIS :
Photographer, Cinematographer, Director
After Ohkawara went backpacking around the world and engaged with photography. After returning to Japan, he graduated from Sapporo Visual Arts College. Worked in Sapporo for about 5 years in advertising photography and video production.
In 2017, he worked at a photography studio in New York to learn still life photography, his specialty.
Currently, while working as a photographer and videographer.
He also shoots abstract expression in photography and short films.
https://www.ryoohkawara.com
IWATA Wataru
Artistic Director, Composer
IWATA received classical piano training since the age of 5. Engaged in TV advertising song production from the age of 6. He started to compose with a multi-track recorder at the age of 9. He also learned Jazz theory at the age of 15. He spent youth in Boston and NY city and received a shudder from Free Jazz. He studied a painting and art production under Japanese painter, Atsushi Sugimura while he was working as an assistant in NY. After returning to Japan, he has organized painting exhibitions and installations, composed music, performed Piano trios, quartet, and lecturers at technical school. Currently, he develops a wide range of creatives and produces activities in the fields of contemporary, electronic music and new media art. Also, as a director, he has been actively engaged in transdisciplinary activities such as directing the classical music concerts, planning and holding of an international scientific symposium, and curating art exhibitions.
More info: http://www.objet-a.org/wataru_portfolio/
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