Epigraph #01 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of asphalt) and LED, h3150 x w4200mm, photo by Shinya Kogure
Epigraph #01 (Detail) 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of asphalt) and LED, h3150 x w4200mm, photo by Shinya Kogure
Eishoji Tunnel 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of the interior of the tunnel) and LED, h3600 x w6200mm, photo by Keiichi Murakami
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #02 2011
graphite on paper, h770 x w550mm
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #06 2011
graphite on paper, h770 x w550mm
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #01 - #08 2011
graphite on paper, each h770 x w550mm
manhole test (Amsterdam) 2002
dirt on paper (frottage of manholes), h770 x w550mm
manhole test (Istanbul) 2013
dirt on paper (frottage of manholes), h770 x w550mm
manhole test (Tokyo) 2002
dirt on paper (frottage of manholes), 14 pieces, each h354 × w1030mm, TOKYO ART JUNGLE - installation view at JR-Yamanote Line, photo by Ooki JinguWorking with “frottage” technique began as a project in which the artist rubbed the signs engraved on manhole covers from cities around the world onto paper with his feet. The traces which are made through the process of contact, friction, printing and inverting the negative and positive of the image by considering the reality itself as “engravings”, cast the possible existence of another reality.
Epigraph #01 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of asphalt) and LED, h3150 x w4200mm, photo by Shinya Kogure
Epigraph #01 (Detail) 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of asphalt) and LED, h3150 x w4200mm, photo by Shinya Kogure
Eishoji Tunnel 2017
graphite on paper (frottage of the interior of the tunnel) and LED, h3600 x w6200mm, photo by Keiichi Murakami
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #02 2011
graphite on paper, h770 x w550mm
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #06 2011
graphite on paper, h770 x w550mm
Glyphs of the Light (frottage) #01 - #08 2011
graphite on paper, each h770 x w550mm
manhole test (Amsterdam) 2002
dirt on paper (frottage of manholes), h770 x w550mm
manhole test (Istanbul) 2013
dirt on paper (frottage of manholes), h770 x w550mm