S O T A N A K A

Vnsh


2023

Light makes things visible in the darkness, but it also makes something invisible. You cannot see in a river reflecting daylight. Visibility is clearer on a cloudy day than on a sunny day. The moment lightning flashes, the area is covered in white darkness. While some things are made visible by light, others disappear from view without being noticed. ​However, people find uses and meanings for phenomena and natural objects, dividing this world into segments. People feel hope and safety in the presence of light, and have used light as a tool to illuminate their hand in the darkness. <vnsh> takes the viewer out of this segmented world of perception, and light leaks through a slit in the 5mm-diameter aluminum pipe, illuminating the wall. When gazing at <vnsh>, which itself seems to disappear into the light due to its slenderness, the light speaks to the senses.


Material: aluminium, stainless steel, LED

Vnsh II: W250 D250 H1500 mm
Vnsh III: W300 D240 H1000 mm

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Forthcoming exhibitions:

Vnsh at Meanswhile, Tokyo, Japan, 2026 October 31 – November 15


Past exhibitions:

Vnsh at Cont Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, 2025 October 3 – 20 →

Vnsh at Designart, Tokyo, Japan, 2023 October 20 – 29 →

Vnsh aluminium floor lamp, front view VNSH sculptural floor lamp in aluminum and stainless steel with LED lighting
Vnsh, detail of the slim aluminium pipe with its light slit Vnsh illuminated, casting light across a wall
Vnsh, detail of the stainless steel base Vnsh, close-up of the aluminium pipe and LED slit
VNSH floor lamp in dark setting illuminated wall lighting atmospheric effect Vnsh, detail of the aluminium and stainless steel construction
Vnsh floor lamp, exhibition view at Designart

Photo by Mitsuo Suma