Title: The Great Waves off Shinagawa
Subtitle: Destructive, distortive, transformative, constructive.
Period: Friday, March 9, 2018 ~ Tuesday, March 20, 2018 15: 00 ~ 23: 00
Admission: Free
【Overview】
In recent works Zach considers “identity” as “an abstract texture that changes constantly by experiencing, and is made without breaks.” That experience is added to existing textures like a new layer. We are trying to define that abstract texture all the time, but we do not define it because it is just a layer’s assortment. I feel self-identity.
This exhibition concentrates on the question of how “waves” influence “identity” of a certain thing.
“I think the wave strongly influenced the identity of Japan, for example, I continued to destroy the” Kamikaze “that protected Japan with a picture of Hokusai representative of the world’s culture all over the world, and the country Tsunami and other things, “waves” formed the present “Japan”.
“The Great Waves” is a series of abstract paintings in which the texture of “wave” is added on the texture made of many layers in order to describe the power of waves affecting self identity . ”
[Author introduction]
Zac Mehdid (Zach Medid) is a 25-year old Algerian French artist. Currently he is active in Japan.
【Artist Statement】
“It’s not like you”
“Looks like you are not”
“You are not that person”
As we judge people all over the world, if others’ actions do not match the image we have, we often say such things.
Then, we are what we are.
Through his work, Zach depicts the diversity and inconsistency of “identity” and is trying to define the problem of the identity we have.
【Official website】
www.zacmdd.com
【Venue Information】
ARTnSHELTER is a comprehensive facility that combines cafes, bars, accommodation facilities, exhibition facilities and production space in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo. We place great emphasis on art and international nature, offering various cultural experiences with the goal that various people gather, stimulate and share various experiences. The connection between people can be more familiar by actually touching the culture, understanding the way of thinking, and talking. Art is not only abstract and visual expression but also the root of culture, understanding through the creator, or the person who knows the context, will be a more deep experience. Here ARTnSHELTER gathers people who are interested in understanding such culture everyday and gains knowledge that we had never knew before through conversation, creativity is a place to connect people with people across various walls.
【contact information】
Address: 1-19-10 Higashii, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3765-2288
E-mail: info@artnshelter.com
Homepage: http://artnshelter.com
Representative: Ichira Kagami