Tatsuo Miyajima
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Time and our perception of time as expressed through an ongoing succession of numbers lie at the heart of Tatsuo Miyajima's practice. His sculptural work consists of networks of colored digital LED devices and integrated circuits. Miyajima calls the digital counters, the smallest units that make up the work, "gadgets". The LEDs, placed on walls and floors, either at random or as part of structured networks, glow in the dark and convey a very specific atmosphere of silence and reflection. The numbers on the LEDs constantly change from 1 through 99 or from 1 through 9 in no specific sequential order. The endless counting of the numbers is just as important as the pauses between one flashing number and the next. Both convey a sense of temporal continuum marked by repetition and difference. Miyajima's works can be considered the product of contemporary Japanese technology, but they also evoke a more profound philosophical proposition. According to Miyajima, the installation represents the universal concepts of "keep changing", "connect with everything", and "continue forever." (Junichi Shioda, "Whither the Arts?" in Tatsuo Miyajima, MACRO, 2004, p. 135)
Tatsuo Miyajima lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan
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Artist News
Art in You
Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito, Japan
17 February - 11 May 2008
Art Tower Mito
Curated by Tsukasa Mori
Artist Exhibitions
Tatsuo Miyajima January 21 - March 5, 2005View Exhibition
Artist Images
C.F. Protrusensitive - no 3, 2007 12 LEDs 66.5 x 1.3 x 58.2 cm
C.F. Plateaux - no 9, 2007 110 LEDs 84.9 x 100.8 x 1 cm
C.F. Plateaux - no 2, 2007 237 LEDs 139.9 x 125.3 x 1 cm
Counter Fragile, No. 22, 2005 100 LEDs 114 x 88.5 x 50 cm
Time in Water, 2004 Plastic coating waterproof L.E.D, electric wire, IC, aluminium, stainless steel, water and water pump 300 x 300 x 30 cm
Computer Window v3-6-01, 2004 Liquid Crystal Glass, IC Time Controller, electric wire, aluminium frame 198.3 x 134 x 8.6 cm
Counter Void S-1, 2003 Neon, plastic, stainless steel IC controller 231.6 x 167.1 x 60 cm