Opening Hours|(Tue−Sat) 12:00-18:00 Tokyo Gallery+BTAP|Tokyo Closed|Sun, Mon, Holidays
A reception with the artist will be held on Saturday, May 24, from 4pm.
The theme of this exhibition is rain. I have been interested in the sense of time associated with rain since I was a child. If it rained during the day, I couldn’t play outside, and if it does so now, it makes it difficult for me to make my work. I like that stretch of time where I can watch the rain in a kind of daze, however. I can’t remember what I was thinking at the time, but for some reason, I have a vivid recollection of the setting and other details of several of those situations. Rain also gives me a different impression when it drizzles and when it pours. Whatever kind of rain it is, it is always interesting to me. Rain creates an ethereal space-time. It also gives rise to mysterious phenomena.
The motif of Rain Forest is based on the aquatic plant known as the water chestnut. When I first encountered it in Taiwan, I was more interested in its form than its taste. As I looked at these piles of water chestnuts, I was reminded of tetrapods, and my imagination was stimulated by the thought of human crotches intertwined with each other. As I went about making this work, this heaped-up state started to resemble a game of shogi-kuzushi (where players take turns to remove shogi chess pieces from a pile on the board), which made the process rather interesting.
I thought I wanted to create a collection of my own works. I wish to reconfirm the importance of ba(“place”) for me by looking at my pieces all together. I began this effort two years ago. There have been times when I had doubts about this attempt at looking back on my works, but with the encouragement of people who support me, I have managed to come this far.
This exhibition celebrates the publication of Hayashi’s monograph Rough Stones, which catalogs his entire oeuvre.
In addition to the granite pieces, the show exhibits Hayashi’s new artworks that are made of arrays of materials, such as bronze, wood, Oribe-glazed, and black marble.
