Aoyama Shin | "Ghost: When You See the Invisible" (Part 2)
This article discusses the relationship between media and possession in the second part of the exhibition review, "Ghost: When You See the Invisible."Summary
The second part of the review of the exhibition "Ghost: When You See the Invisible" at Arts Maebashi focuses on how media such as photography and video serve as vessels for ghosts. Ai Iwane's work uses the nested structure of photography to layer immigrant history and the transmission of Bon Odori, evoking the tension between fiction and reality seen in incidents like the Cottingley Fairies. Citing Hiroshi Takahashi, the article posits that "projection as possession," where images inhabit matter, is the process of a ghost's appearance and diffusion, connecting this concept to manga and posters. Atsushi Suwa's oil paintings depict the multi-layered projection of embodying others, while Shota Yamauchi's installation focuses on the vessel receiving possession—the emptiness of liminal space. Conversely, Naoya Hirata's VR work suggests that ghosts cling to the surface of 3D data, implying that all perceived reality can be interpreted through the frame of ghost projection. The article concludes by referencing Yoshinori Niwa's work, where the phrase "it just disappeared" suggests that a ghost is a name given to the continuous movement of appearing and vanishing, thus only recognizable as documentary.
(Source：artscape)