June 24, 2012

Tomohide Ikeya : The Moon's Gravitational Influence


There is a force inside us, and forces around us... and the influence of the moon doesn't only impact the tides of the sea, but in natal astrology, it is believed to hold power over our emotional selves, our unconscious feelings, motivations, and our memories; All of which, like the ocean, have their natural ebb and flow. In Love, Lunar compatibility is key...


Artist's Synopsis: 
Link: MOON
The moon's gravity caused the flux and reflux of the tides,
And stimulated the development of life on earth
If the sun represents the birth of life,
The moon would represent the rhythm of life
Evolution would differ without the moon

The moonlit dark night includes a mixture of life and death
The body holding potential of receiving a new life,
Is enfolded by the hair, having no end of life
The hair, feeling no pain, passes on the DNA

The night has its own role
The night-- when the moon’s reflection lambently floats on the sea surface
It is the time needed by the living matters
Should human’s self-serving reasons disturb this time

In the moonlit sea, the desires for life emerge
And deaths nearby with bated breath
Would not the strain with the tension in the chaotic darkness
Be necessary for every life









The Artist's Synopsis:
Link: BREATH
We only realize the true value of the things in the moment of losing them, though they were always there.
  
The things we can control and the things we can not control.
Desire, Emotion, Relationships to others, and Commitment to the Earth...
We all control everything to meet our satisfactions.
However, we are substantially controlled by everything around us.
This is life.

"BREATH" is my latest work, focuses on breath, a vital activity of human-beings which is controlled by ourselves.
An infinite number of air bubbles appeared in the water enables us to see 'breath' with vivid clarity.

Although we breath unconsciously in our ordinary lives, it is not easy to breath under water
Losing air that we need for life, being enabled to breath, being controlled by water.
We realize true value of things that always exist around us, in the moment of losing them.
Some people accepts its control and wait for the end to come without bidding defiance to it,
The others are thirst for life, struggling against it and trying to control themselves.
That is the contrast of holding on to life, which appears clearly under water.
"BREATH" asks viewers questions. 
What is the things you should know the value of, hold on to and control?
And what is the most necessary thing for your life?





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