An installation using an entire empty house. On the ground floor, cut off from the light of outside, volcanic rock deposits sparkle red and cool. Upstairs, seven “waku,” tools once used for rice transplanting, are suspended, swaying as they revolve. The window glass is blacked out, and from within the echoing of the rhythmical sound of a bouncing ball, a blue light intermittently illuminates the farming implements. In a room visible from the stairs, circular folding screens are arranged, invoking the arrival of a morning overflowing with mist. In the innermost room, a red circle floating tin the air finds reflection tin the window to become a sun, conducting light into the dwelling. In 2012, two stainless steel mirrored surfaces suspended from a 3.5-meter-high T-shaped pole outside an empty house gently sway in the wind, reflecting the surrounding landscape.
Artwork no. | D209 |
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Production year | 2009 2012 |
Opening hours | 10:00~17:00 (~16:00 on Oct and Nov) |
Admission | Adult: ¥400, Children 6-15 years old: ¥200 *included D226 (Depending on the period, passports for viewing artworks and common tickets may be sold.) |
Closed | Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays / Winter season |
Area | Matsudai |
Village | Kiriyama |
Open dates | 7/13-11/10, 2024 (Closed on Tue & Wed except holidays) |
Venue | 27-1 Yokohira, Kiriyama, Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture |