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Shinagawa’s River of People Phenomenon
Dec 11th
Every weekday morning from 8-10am at Shinagawa station in Tokyo, crowds of people on their way to work flow like a river through the corridors of the station. Tokyo business commuters are famous for packing into trains to get to and from work, this video depicts what happens at a major business district when the commuting rush arrives in Shinagawa. This is quite possibly the busiest area in Japan at this time. Music by The MFA, the song is The Difference It Makes (original mix), from James Holden’s album, Balance 005. This video was captured on one morning in December 2008.
Thought Projector at the ICC
Dec 7th
If anyone is interested in the intersection of Art and Technology, they should hit up the NTT InterCommunication Center (ICC) next to Hatsudai station, near Shinjuku, Tokyo. There is a show called Light InSight, which features several installations which discuss light in Art. It included a machine which photographs retinas, a sonochemical observatory, luminescent walls, and interactive smoke tunnels.
The Open space featured more contemporary works of Art including a very exciting anechoic chamber, and a lot of interactivity in nearly every work.
NTT ICC
- My retina image from the ICC
Sri Durga fundraising event.
Dec 7th
Hfour performed a themed live video installation at a fundraiser for the Born Free Art School in Bangalore, India. Bornfree Art School (BAS) is a unique organization which empowers the street and working children through arts. The children can learn different kinds of arts such as sculpture, painting, dance, music, theater and photography. These arts are means for children from such difficult backgrounds to generate interest in education and get them back to the mainstream of the society.
A couple of segments of the performance are available below.
Dom Perignon Event at the Peninsula
Nov 28th
Hfour designed an environmental media installation for a Dom Perignon Rosé themed lounge event at the Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo, November 21st 2008.
60s Themed Video Installation
Nov 28th
Hfour planned and produced a 60s themed video installation at a private event north of Tokyo. Using content from era-defining movies on four televisions and using oil projections to cover the walls, an ‘end of the sixties’ theme was created for a social space at the event. It has been postulated that the peak of the hopes and aspirations for the American Dream happened some time in the late sixties. The world is now in a period of dark times and the hopes of peace, love and freedom from the sixties are a vague memory of a party after last call. At the private event, for one evening, in one space, the hopes of a generation could be viewed with remorse or with a faint feeling of hope for the future.
Dom Perignon Animated Preview
Nov 11th
A sneak preview animation for the 3rd Anniversary Black List party sponsored in part by Dom Perignon, November 15th 2008 at the Crystal Lounge, Tokyo. In addition to branded video content on 2 plasma screens on the 4th Floor, the main floor will be decked out with a large projection screen and a ceiling illumination experiment being developed for a future event.
Dom Perignon animated crest from Hfour on Vimeo.
Light Graffiti Experiment #1
Oct 12th
Motion tracking experiment using light graffiti as a topic. Further research is needed to produce an accurate drawing. Perhaps following an ‘invisible pencil line’ would solve the problem when the surface is clean and smooth.
Light Graffiti experiment from Hfour on Vimeo.
Steve Madden’s Tokyo fashion show.
Oct 5th
Hfour collaborated with fashion show producer 6inch to provide visual content at the first Steve Madden Fashion show in Japan. Titled ‘Love and Peace Parade’ to match the brand’s direction for the upcoming year, the show included dogs, cheerleaders, 3 motorcycles, several cars, 3 hummers and a truck with a dancing pole.
Update: Nov. 15th 2008. The full video is now online.
The hidden nature of beauty.
Sep 3rd
A series 8 of paintings on 61x61cm plywood boards was completed for a group exhibition. The subject matter is magazine models, painted in oil on untreated hardwood ply and then sealed. Their message raises questions about beauty and nature. Natural beauty is found everywhere, it is possible to see in many pristine locations which haven’t been adjusted by humans. Natural beauty is also found in human faces: models are selected by their looks, because it is their appearance that is attractive to viewers which helps sell products. However, their appearance is augmented with make-up and computers to improve the overall appeal and beauty. The same augmentative activities are performed with natural materials and objects. The natural beauty of wood grain does not appear without the help of humans and tools. The plywood surfaces of the paintings are a form of ‘constructed nature’: they are perceived to be natural, but do not appear in nature. Other examples include the Nautilus shell (the spiral aesthetic is invisible until the shell is cut), trans-axially cut fruit and polished stones.
