By Siyan Zhang, MA Culture Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins for Walls in Online Places Vol.2
Mirrormirrorart2020 Project It is a project made by ordinary objects that captures the moment in ordinary life. It is an exhibition based on Instagram @mirrormirrorart2020, but also showcases selected artists in Tokyo.
We are keen on using an ordinary object to create art. A mirror is often used in order to expose that which we cannot see by reflecting the world. Can a mirror transit to a role which delivers the new perspective of art?
By using a mirror which breaks away from its common use, could you transform your perspective of art in terms of the view in the mirror? Could you make the view become more interesting? Could you capture the scenery from another’s view?
Through the mirror, it interprets three different perspectives, the mirror presented in the location, the reflection in the mirror, and Instagram which presents to the viewer. We want to invoke a concept that reflects the idea of an art space.
We open a new way to observe ordinary life and express ordinary people’s ideas. We invite you to expose the view in the mirror from your experience. You do not have to be a professional photographer or filmmaker or artist, we believe everyone has their own potential to discover the art of their ordinary life. We are trying to break the stereotype of traditional art space, we want to motivate the general public to create their own art in the mirror and bear in mind. An ever growing collection we invite submissions via the project's Instagram.
Mirrormirrorart2020 Project has four themes: sky in the mirror, anthing red, Intimacy and visible sound.
Theme 1: Sky in the mirror
Above: Piece of a broken mirror in front of a danchi building at the social housing complex in central Tokyo. Built between 1957-1968, the buildings are now being demolished.
Theme 2: Anything red
Above: Performance artist, study of the body, a mirror and the reflection of a pomegranate.
Theme 3: Intimacy
Above: Sometimes I cry at night. I look at the plants, and I imagine that I dance with them. I'm staying in the room; I am smoking at the window and waiting. The street is deserted. No people, no dogs, no God. In the hall of the building there are random voices. an elevator gurgled elevator. Somebody opens the door. Steps. But it's not up to me again.
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İlayda Tenim, Tokyo, Theme 3 Intimacy - ‘Feels Like Home’
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İlayda Tenim, Tokyo, Theme 3 Intimacy - ‘Feels Like Home’
Above: I'm an exchange student in Tokyo. In Japan, public space has a lot of rules that create a huge difference between how a person acts at home, in his/her personal space and out in public; stripping the daily life from its magic and turning it into more of a staged play.
The series ‘Feels Like Home’ follows a non-Japanese person, who is feeling alienated and disoriented in Tokyo, as he tries to challenge the boundaries set by the rules of public space and being an ‘outsider’ in an attempt to feel at home.
Theme 4: Visible Sound
Above: The glass piano was placed in Canary Wharf, London, UK. 2015. It was made in home conditions and using only recycled window glass in a layered glass technique. Under a limited budget, it explored the boundary between public and private space.
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