Subbing The Subbing
2016 Made in Bangkok, Thailand
Work format: Video installation (Dimension variable)
Materials: 2 TVs
Introduction:
In Spain, there is a town inhabited by people with the surname Japón, which means Japan in Spanish.
400 years ago a group of Samurai traveled to Europe for some missions.
During their journey, Christianity was prohibited in Japan and some of the Samurais decided to remain to live in Spain to live as Christian. Those named Japón in the Spanish town today are regarded as possible descendants of the Samurai from history.
The work EL JAPONÉS aligns the artist himself as a “Japanese person who just came from Japan” and Mrs. Japón as a “descendant of historically the first migrant from Japan”.
The dialog itself looks like a simple praise of communication but the two juxtaposed "Japanese" people imply and ask different notions such as "nationality", "race" and "immigrant integration".
Special thanks: Mr. and Ms. Japóns whom I met in Coria del Rio
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2022 at Doubutsuen-mae Shopping street, Osaka, Japan / 动物园前商店街（大阪）/ 動物園前商店街（大阪）
Work format: Performance recorded with iphone screen recording / 苹果手机录屏 / iphone画面録画
Materials: tarpaulin / 防水布 / ターポリン(2000 x 3000 mm / 1750 x 1500 mm) , any monitor / 电视监视器 /モニター
THE DREAM OF AN ARTIST
2006 Made in a dream
Work format: Story
Materials: None
I have made my first solo exhibition as an artist in my dream, so I cannot show it to you, but I can still tell you about it like all the other projects I have done.
THE DREAM OF AN ARTIST
In 2006, Qenji Yoshida dreamed that he became an artist and had his first solo exhibition.
He felt at ease and very comfortable, so much so that he did not recognize that he was himself.
When he woke up, there was him.
He did not know whether he became an artist in a dream, or whether he dreamed that an artist became him.
Perhaps therein lies a possible distinction between Qenji Yoshida and an artist.
This kind of transformation is called the change of all things.