BALLET #01 (2016)
後藤映則 | Akinori GOTO
BALLET #01
2016
3D-print nylon, projection installation
Courtesy of the artist
When light is projected onto the rotating circular wire mesh sculpture, a figure of a ballet dancer is brought to life. The motif of this work is the careful and deliberate human movement that is ballet. Inspiration was taken from Eadweard Muybrige's 1878 study of movement through motion sequence photography. A particular focus of this work is how things become visible when the light hits them right. Without the light nothing will appear. If several lights are shone, it seems as if the number of dancers increases to match the number of lights. In reality, only one dancer appears. That one person's past, present, and future is depicted. It is then repeated over and over.
Artist description
Goto's works are in many forms, such as lighting and sound installations and sculptures. His most recent projects explore the phenomena created by the interaction between modern technology and outdated art techniques and outdated media. His masterpieces are "toki-" and "Rediscovery of anima", both of which are thinking about time, movement and sense of life. Goto's projects have been exhibited in various international art festivals and museums, including Ars Electronica Festival (AU) and SXSW ART PROGRAM (US). Goto is an associate professor in the Department of Visual Communication Design at Musashino Art University.