‘boojum’ by megumi matsubara with assistant at diesel denim gallery
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‘boojum’ by megumi matsubara with assistant at diesel denim gallery
‘beijing’,a box of eight doors (center), a swinging book ‘because’ (left), and whirling plant posts ‘brooklyn’ (right)
(photo: martin holtkamp)
‘boojum’ by megumi matsubara with assistant
diesel denim gallery, aoyama, tokyoaugust 30, 2008 - february 8, 2009
the latest exhibit at the diesel denim gallery in aoyama, tokyo is by the female architect megumi matsubara,
a founding member of the interdisciplinary studio, assistant. ‘boojum’ is being curated by masaaki takahashi
and is based on and takes its title from lewis carroll's poem ‘the hunting of the snark’. as matsubara
describes, ‘boojum is a mechanism that creates a balance in nonsense’. a set of 10 linked machines,
all named with words staring with ‘b’, come to life in the gallery. here is matsubara’s description of how
‘boojum’ works:
‘the machines are all black in colour and completely motionless until the ‘blind’ opens its eye to see sunrise
between the ‘brooklyn’ and the ‘bridge’. when the ‘biscuit’ pours the the ‘backwards’ out a cup of tea,
the ‘bounce’ screams to call the ‘beijing’ to join the table. the ‘broke’ always sits in silence when the
‘because’ passes by searching for the slit. the ‘blemish’ is the only machine whose presence is not
shown in any form.’
between the ‘brooklyn’ and the ‘bridge’. when the ‘biscuit’ pours the the ‘backwards’ out a cup of tea,
the ‘bounce’ screams to call the ‘beijing’ to join the table. the ‘broke’ always sits in silence when the
‘because’ passes by searching for the slit. the ‘blemish’ is the only machine whose presence is not
shown in any form.’
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overview of ‘boojum’ seen from the back of the shop
(photo: martin holtkamp)
spring-loaded seesaw ‘bounce’ (left), a table with broken leg ‘broke’ (right) and 'blind' frames a wall for an animated
projection (photo: martin holtkamp)
bars hanging like a mobile forms ‘bridge’
(photo: martin holtkamp)
'boojum' half-overview
(photo: martin holtkamp)
‘backwards’ is a cheval glass with a balloon which inflates to tilt a mirror
(photo: martin holtkamp)
‘brooklyn’ uses real plants of tradescantia
(photo: martin holtkamp)
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