Tabaimo in "Boundaries" - Season 6 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

[ TABAIMO ] The Japanese pavilion has a hole in the ceiling and a hole in the floor. Rain falls through the roof. The concept is that with the rain falling through, the building becomes one with nature.

I decided to use the entire building as part of my work. [sustained tone] [eerie melody] ♪ ♪ There is a Chinese saying: "A frog in a well does not know the big ocean." In Japan, we like to say, "A frog in the well doesn't know the big ocean. However, he knows the height of the sky."

[deep orchestral tones] I put myself in the shoes of this frog. That's how I conceived and developed my images. ♪ ♪ I like to make music more than listen to it. I know what kinds of sounds the work needs, and I can make them myself. [rumbling sounds]

"Japanese Kitchen" was my first video installation. I created it for my graduation project. In order to get my first job in the design field, I put all my technique and knowledge into this work. [knife chopping] [faucet squeaks] [water running] Salary man, housewife, or high school student: they're all stereotypical characters. I don't need to explain them,

so I can focus on content rather than character. [voice chanting] [sizzling] [sizzling] [motor humming] My inspiration is the situation of the housewife doing cooking and listening to the tv, A kind of talk show type of news reporting. You might hear something painful or horrible, one after another, but ten seconds after you hear that horrible, painful story,

you've already forgotten it. The most important thing is preparing the dinner. [voice chanting] [knife chopping] [chanting continues] Some people may find it painful. some may find it funny. [water runs] [knob squeaking] When I'm making my work, I take 50% of the responsibility. The other half of the responsibility is on the viewer... [gunshot]