Mizuho Fujita | "tower" as a Generator of Imagination
This article discusses how Teppei Kaneuji's ongoing series "tower" functions as a "generator of imagination" in the exhibition "tower (UNIVERSITY)" at @KCUA, encompassing the university and its communities.Summary
This article by Mizuho Fujita examines Teppei Kaneuji's long-running work series, "tower," focusing on its manifestation in the exhibition "Teppei Kaneuji and the constructions 'tower (UNIVERSITY)'" at the Kyoto City University of Arts Gallery @KCUA. The "tower" series, which began with drawings and evolved into video and theater works, is described by Kaneuji as an abstract structure—a dialogue between the inorganic container of architecture and the fluidity of the world—that functions as a "generator of imagination." The author details the preparation process for the exhibition, including the complex relocation and reassembly of the approximately 6-meter-tall structure, 《tower》, from MASK to @KCUA. This process involved collaborators wearing psychedelic jumpsuits, turning the dismantling and assembly into a performance where figures moved in and out of the structure's various openings. The author observes parallels between the structure's dynamic, porous nature and the constant activity within the new university campus and @KCUA itself, especially following concurrent, intense events like KYOTO EXPERIMENT. The essay concludes that "tower" is not just a sculpture but has absorbed the university community (whose Latin root, 'universitas,' means community), becoming an indefinable collective entity—a true "generator of imagination." The author encourages visitors to actively engage with and be absorbed by "tower" to gain new perspectives.
(Source：artscape)