Sun People -whiteout 1966-　HIRAKAWA Kota

Oct. 17, 2020 - Nov. 15, 2020

Main Sight：Exhibition

HIRAKAWA Kota "Sun People -whiteout 1966-", Saitama Triennale 2020 / Photo: MARUO Ryuichi

HIRAKAWA Kota’s practice centers on painting, and engages with the theme: “inheritance of memories.” Working with the motif of a sunflower in tow with the triennale’s theme of “flower,” Hirakawa takes the former Omiya ward office as his venue and attempts to inherit the memories of the time in which the building had functioned as a ward office, creating a space that encompasses paintings and three-dimensional works, as well as an installation of fog comprised of existing objects and materials that had been used on site, and a formerly exhibited sculpture by ENTSUBA Katsuzo. The year 1966, when the former Omiya Ward Office was built, was also the year of the "Black Mist Scandal" that had enveloped the political administration at the time.
The ward office as a site of administration, the sculpture of ENTSUBA Katsuzo, whose theme of work changes from the prewar to postwar period, sunflowers that bloom all at once while facing the sun, and fog –In the context of our constant and ever-changing society, Hirakawa encourages viewers to think about what exactly it is that has been inherited between 1966 and 2020.
This work, which approaches people's memories from both the visible and invisible, evokes in the viewer a sensation reminiscent of the experience of a Japanese rock garden.

Date and Time

Closed on Saturday, October 17, 2020 - Sunday, November 15, 2020

12: 00-18: 00 (Last entry 17:00)

Venue

Former Omiya ward office 2F

3-1 Daimoncho,Omiya-ku,Saitama City

* 5 minutes walk from the East Exit of Omiya station.