Overtone of Geometry-the opposite side
Photo by Seiko Yamamoto
Main Gallery Area Artist
Overtone of Geometry-nocturnal
Photo by Seiko Yamamoto
Overtone of Geometry –rumbling of the earth
Photo by Seiko Yamamoto
Cuticles of Geometry-soundless #1
Photo by Seiko Yamamoto
Artist Information
Photo by Seiko Yamamoto
Seiko Yamamoto
1981 Born in Kyoto
2006 M.A Graduate school of Major in Art and Design, Kyoto University of Art and Design
2015 “White Violence” Galeria DEAR (Mexico City,Mexico)
2016 “Swimming in Colors” Gallery PARC (Kyoto,Japan)
2016 “Assembridge NAGOYA 2016 pre event exhibition” MAT-nagoya (Aichi,Japan)
2017 “Iron as a phantom” POLA THE BEAUTY GINZA (Tokyo,Japan)
2019 “Madou Sugar Industry Art Trienal” Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center,（Tainan, Taiwan）
I grew up and still live in a new town which was developed around 1970; at a time of Expo’ 70 in Osaka. In those days, that might have been a symbol of future and, even now, is really convenient and comfortable for living. However, I feel that something is off about circumstances of this town. People live in a “given” place. Each personality and something like unpleasant taste which inevitably occurs in life are extremely invisible, and scenery looks same all over the place.I want to raise up overtones in this geometric town. Human being per se should be more complicated, chaotic and energetic.
Selector
Art critic
[Comment by Selector]
The key to understanding the work of Seiko Yamamoto is “converting dimensions”. A floor plan is the expression of a three-dimensional space in a two-dimensional form, but Yamamoto takes the framework and recreates it three-dimensionally. In other words, she converts the dimensions of her work from three to two and back again to three; the work is materially two-dimensional yet has the form of three – it is a strange object. Or rather, considering that it throws complex shadows onto the surrounding walls and floor, it might better be referred to as a ‘phantom’ than as an object. The real charm of the work is the suspension of the desires that we project onto floor plans.