Liminal Objects
2025
A three-dimensional grid object made by assembling laser-cut parts from fiberboard (MDF or vulcanized fiber) becomes a kind of number made tangible. By itself, it carries no inherent meaning. But as soon as it is placed within a particular context (living space, urban space, or landscape), it begins to generate various meanings: functional, symbolic, or otherwise.
The use of grid structures dates back to the construction of pyramids in ancient Egypt and to the demarcation of farmland in the Nile River basin. During the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci and Alberti used mathematical grids in both architectural design and the composition of paintings.
The grid system is often perceived as rigid and cold, the opposite of what we associate with the humanistic. Yet I am fascinated by the contradiction of this emotionless, endlessly repeating division, serving as a backdrop for the free creative acts of human beings. I allow myself to simply gaze at this structure. As I do, different meanings may emerge, and something functional may suddenly come into focus.
This geometric behavior, usually hidden, begins to ripple lightly under the act of looking.
Material: MDF, lacquer paint
Dimensions: variable
Forthcoming exhibitions:
Liminal Objects at Concept Store A., Kumamoto, Japan, 2027
Past exhibitions:
Liminal Objects at DesignTide, Tokyo, Japan, 2025 December 18 – 21 →
Liminal Objects at Cont Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, 2025 October 3 – 20 →
Liminal Objects at Information Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2025 August 16 – 24 →
