Interview

Kohei Nawa: Force

Interview in the context of the exhibition »New Sensorium«

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Date
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Duration
9:49

Description

In his artwork Kohei Nawa deals with the question about seeing things in a new light. Everyday objects are coated for example with a layer of transparent glass beads. The glass beads give a new skin to the pieces and convert them into an abstract new object. By covering up the everyday objects the artist motivates an intensive interaction between the spectators and the objects asking about the object's fun­damental existence. He is playing with illusions and the spectator's perception regarding a new reception of reality.

Video Documentary:

ZKM | Institute for Visual Media

Camera: Sarah Binder, Martina Rotzal, Christina Zartmann
Editing: Sarah Binder
Interview: Yuko Hasegawa
Translation: Stephanie Tiede, Wataru Murakami

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