Shinnosuke Tojo “Rec＋ Hoops Mixed and Melted”

Cohju Contemporary Art

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Time is often multifaceted. The convergence of its many aspects forms dimensions that, although fragile, interface with our ranges of vision. Our various imaginations then unleash time’s many aspects once again. Time is born when the forms within scenes made of unified perceptions are restrained. As if resisting these corrective forms, time progresses, ripens, and withers. The ancient ruins within this process tell the story of time. Shinnosuke Tojo’s multiple-panel works made from 0.3-millimeter steel sheets scraped into gradations of a few millimeters are visual representations of the many aspects of these forms. Perched between the boundaries of eternal pretense and reality, and fluid emotion and the past produced in rust, his metallic creations forge the way to the future. Immortal works are made through processes of breathing and burning. The artist does not aim to merely finish them, but to bring them to a finished state imbued with life. In his or her last moments, these instances surely come to dwell within the body of the artist. As we encounter all kind of people and places, what are the times that we share in our life? Shinnosuke Tojo’s works are inspired by this question.