youki hirakawa
Convection
Convection / 2024
Stainless Drying Rack, Alabaster Marble Fruits, Resin
The geometrically produced artwork "Convection/2024," composed of assembled off-the-shelf clotheslines, suggests a comparison between the humid climates of Asia and the West through the contrast between the clotheslines and droplets reminiscent of condensation. The artist refers to it as a representation of a state called "cultural condensation," expressing the differences in cultural climates experienced firsthand by the artist while traveling between Europe and Asia, and the sensation of expression condensing within those differences. The depiction of grapes, a Western motif vulnerable to humidity, being dewed, evokes various metaphors.
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