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This 'game' invites the viewer to consider the work in relation to the space which it occupies, defining with its lines the so-called 'negative space' which becomes an integral part of the work. Simultaneously, the appearance and disappearance of the 'negative space' changes our perception of the space thereby revealing and questioning our ways of seeing.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION – 1. ‘It must be something other than a material object’ 2002, h 275 cm, thread, wood, velveteen, latex, acylic tube, stell, air. Installation view at ‘eleven & eleven’, Korea Japan Contemporary Art, 2002. -2. Posterior Fontanelle ‘Janus’, 2002 h 2.9 x w 3.2 x d 2.3 m, F.R.P, stainless steel, Installation view at Fukagawa GAHTARIA, Tokyo. – 3. – Peculiarity – looking like a bird, 1993, steel & lacquer, size (b) h 2.4 x w 3.2 x d 2.4 m . ( f ) h 0.26 x w 2 x d 1.75 m . Installation view at Gallery 21 + yo, Tokyo. – 4. ‘Posterior Fontanelle – Hold, hold and be closed for leaving’,1997’ , h 24 x w 46.2 x d 36 cm, nylon, steel. Installation view at Galerie ANDO, Tokyo. – 5. Installation view of Posterior Fontanelle – Hold, hold and be closed for leaving’,1997. Galerie ANDO, Tokyo. – 6. – ( L) , ( CL )( CR ) , ( C)( R) : – ( L ) The point where all is fulfilled, h 220 x w 225 x d 82 cm( CL )( CR ) – Rspose in action. H 230 x w 165 x d 67 cm ( C)( R) – One Space infinity is finite, h 250 x w 131 x d 184 cm, stell, wax, 1999, Installation view at Kohji O gura Gallery, Nagoya. – Images © Atsushi Hosoi, 2004.

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