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Works

Sasu 28

In Japanese, the same character 針 is used for both the hand of a clock and a sewing needle, because both are sharp, linear objects. The act of using a needle is also expressed with the same word sasu: one “points” to time and “pierces” fabric. At the same time, the needle has a dual nature: seen from the side it is a line, seen from the tip it is a point. By controlling this reversible property, a new display arises that moves back and forth between point and line. The moment when the needle changes from point to line evokes the growth of a thorn or a hair, giving it a sense of vitality. The appearance and disappearance of 28 needles cross the boundaries between sign and matter, discrete and continuous, digital and analog.

Renment

“We forge the chains we wear in life” is an aphorism based on a work by Charles Dickens. This chain is a metaphor for heavy and unbreakable things that bind our ideas and emotions. That is, words that tend to possess our minds and souls can also become chains. This inspired me to create a device that forms letters with chains. The device named "Renment" automatically writes the above aphorism. When the device finishes writing, the words are deconstructed, the letters return to the chains, and blanks remain. Then, the automatic writing begins again.