PHYSICAL FOREST
2011
PHYSICAL FOREST
2011
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PHYSICAL FOREST
イギリスによる植民地支配や日本軍による占領など、シンガポールの歴史が刻まれた丘・フォートカニングヒルをテーマにしたレジデンス・プロジェクト『INSITU: Fort Canning Hill』に招待された際に制作した作品。小山が滞在中に体験した body in space という太極拳や発声法によるアクティビティに着想を得て、カメラを垂直に振り上げるよう身体の動きを制御しながら、Heritage Treeと呼ばれる11本の巨樹を連続撮影、写真に身体の軌跡を写し込むことによって、写真の中で場と身体・過去と現在を接続させることを試みた。また『Physical Forest』シリーズ写真をもとに制作した高速スライドショーを夜の森に投影し、その様子を再度撮影した映像作品『Physical Forest / Feed Back』（Digital Video, 12’00″）も制作した。
Japan Media Arts Festival in Aomori
Period: 2016.03.12 – 03.27
Venue: Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori
PHYSICAL FOREST
This is a photography- and video piece which the artist made during the residency project “INSITU Fort Canning Hill”, a project reflecting on the history of British colonization and the Japanese military occupation that impacted the area of Fort Canning Hill. During his time there, he participated in activities called ‘body in space’, which involved tai-chi and voice training. This inspired him to photograph while purposefully controlling the movements of his body, whereby he would swing the camera up vertically and continually photograph the 11 ‘Heritage Trees’. In order to create a direct connection between the historical site and himself, the artist tried to experiment by leaving traces of his body movement in the photographs. He has created a video piece alongside this project titled: “PHYSICAL FOREST / FEED BACK” (Digital Video, 12’00”). It is a high speed slide show of “PHYSICAL FOREST” and was shown as an installation piece that was projected at Fort Canning Hill at night.
Japan Media Arts Festival in Aomori
Period: 2016.03.12 – 03.27
Venue: Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori