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愛の行方 「ぼくは、ぬいぐるみだった。」
ひとりだけで生きていくという人はいるかもしれないけど、ぼくにとってはすごく難しいことだと思う。
なにかに頼り、支え合いながら生きていく。
そんなに強くないし、助けてもらっていい。支えになるものは人それぞれあるはず。
それが人でも物でも場所でも時間でも。
ぼくは、ぬいぐるみだった。
最初は秘密だった。
誰にも見せずに、ぼくの部屋の中で一緒に過ごした時間を経て、
2017 年からぬいぐると共に「愛の行方」というテーマで作品制作/ プロジェクトを行っている。
愛情はあるが、接し方がわからなくなり行き場を失ったぬいぐるみ＝「愛」と捉え、
それらを譲り受け作品制作を行う過程＝「行方」とすることで名づけた作品/ プロジェクトである。
これまで、ぼくの大好きなぬいぐるみを用いて、愛について様々なアプローチを試みた。
もしかしたらすごく歪な想いかもしれない。ならば正しい愛し方とはどんなものなのだろう。
ぼくがぬいぐるみと付き合い続け、ぬいぐるみを通して、自分と向き合い続けたい。他者と向き合い続けたい。
美術家としてこの過程を開き、見届けたい。
その試行錯誤のアプローチや、愛されるだけの存在“ぬいぐるみ” が生まれてから、あなたの腕の中に抱き
しめられた時間を経て、この場に辿り着くまでの道のりを思い描いていただければ幸いだ。
Whereabouts of Love "I was a plush toy."
There may be people who live on their own, but for me, it is very difficult.
I think it is very difficult for me. I have to depend on something and support each other.
I am not that strong, and I need help. There must be something that supports each person.
It could be a person, a thing, a place, or time.
I was a plush toy.
At first, it was a secret.
After spending time together in my room, not showing it to anyone,
Since 2017, I have been creating works/projects with plush toy under the theme of "Whereabouts of Love".
I consider plush toys that I love but no longer know how to treat as "love" and have lost their way,
I named this work/project "Whereabouts" as the process of receiving them and creating artworks = "Whereabouts.
So far, I have tried various approaches to love using my favorite plush toys.
Perhaps they are very distorted thoughts. If so, what is the right way to love?
I want to continue to be with my plush toys and continue to face myself through them. I want to continue to face others.
As an artist, I want to open and witness this process.
I would like to continue to share with you my trial-and-error approach, and the time that has passed since the "plush toy" was born and has been held in your arms since it was born, and the time that has passed since it was born.
I hope you can imagine the journey from the birth of a "plush toy" that is only to be loved, through the time it is held in your arms, to the time it arrives at this place.
I think it is very difficult for me. I have to depend on something and support each other.
I am not that strong, and I need help. There must be something that supports each person.
It could be a person, a thing, a place, or time.
I was a plush toy.
At first, it was a secret.
After spending time together in my room, not showing it to anyone,
Since 2017, I have been creating works/projects with plush toy under the theme of "Whereabouts of Love".
I consider plush toys that I love but no longer know how to treat as "love" and have lost their way,
I named this work/project "Whereabouts" as the process of receiving them and creating artworks = "Whereabouts.
So far, I have tried various approaches to love using my favorite plush toys.
Perhaps they are very distorted thoughts. If so, what is the right way to love?
I want to continue to be with my plush toys and continue to face myself through them. I want to continue to face others.
As an artist, I want to open and witness this process.
I would like to continue to share with you my trial-and-error approach, and the time that has passed since the "plush toy" was born and has been held in your arms since it was born, and the time that has passed since it was born.
I hope you can imagine the journey from the birth of a "plush toy" that is only to be loved, through the time it is held in your arms, to the time it arrives at this place.