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ARTWORKS
小林 絵里佳 / Erika Kobayashi
Coexistence
Year: 2019
Materials: PVC pipe, resin coating
Dimensions: H5200 W3780 D1000 mm
Exhibition Location: 2F Public Area
Artist's Statement:
Reality and unreality / Micro and macro / Nothingness and existence / Inside and outside / Up and down, etc... Opposites always coexist. While this is obvious, the more one thinks about it, the more these concepts become muddled and their boundaries blur. (For example, one's “right space” becomes the “left space” for someone to one's right, creating a coexistence of both.) Yet, centered on the self, both definitely exist. But this too only exists because of the opposition between self and other... So where is the boundary between self and other...? It's the chicken and the egg. Ultimately, multiple things can only “coexist” through opposition.
PROFILE
Erika Kobayashi
Born in Tokyo in 1994. Completed the Master's Program in Sculpture at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts in 2019. Her practice aims to sublimate internal conflicts regarding the “other.” Recent exhibitions include: “Erika Kobayashi Exhibition / The SLIMY ROOM” (galerieH / Tokyo / 2021), “Erika Kobayashi Exhibition / The looming” (galerieH / Tokyo / 2020), and “Erika Kobayashi Exhibition / ambiguous” (galerieH / Tokyo / 2019).
Participated in the Yanbaru Art Festival 2020-2021 with the “Hotel Anterum Naha Collection.”