Art workInstallation
Markers for Crossing
2025
00:06:04
Outdoor installation work, W4.5mm × H2.5mm.
Presented at Roppongi Art Night 2025.
A composite structure of LED neon, LED vision, and painting, in which the imagery on the LED vision switches in response to the blinking of the central sculptural LED neon object, illuminating the space with high-intensity light.
Together with the other exhibited work, “Current Location,” the theme is “movement” within urban space.
[Statement]
When a street sign updated with LED is detached from its former purpose of stimulating desire and arousing speculative excitement, it becomes nothing more than a device whose lines flash brilliantly. The bright flickering light, visible under any conditions, attracts people and creates a sense of exhilaration even without any function. In a city centered on this intersection, it may serve as a marker for crossing over divisions such as arterial roads, the boundary between city and art, the threshold between everyday life and festival, and invisible hierarchies.