U N I T
I'm a second generation of a survivor of the atomic-bombing who is my mother. But I had never taken up a theme about Hiroshima before.
This concept staeted at the 6th of August1999, it reminded me the story of Sadako when I watched a TV program. Then I started UNIT project.
There was big criticality accident in nuclear power station in Tokai Japan just when I installed the first UNIT.
 "UNIT A.LB.9910 1/1 ri" 1999 size:1945(h)*840*456mm |
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 "UNIT position" March 2001 It put an existance of sculpture out of sight to make drawing the scene on the stone. |
 "UNIT position" May 2001 size:220(h)*86*33cm I make addition of drawing to follow a change of environmental color. |
 "UNIT position" on a wheat field in March 2001 size:1945(h)*840*456mm |
 "UNIT A.LB. 03 s*1.25 co." Bitburg, Germany. July 2003 Sand stone, Copper. size:2.45m(h) installed point GoogleMap |
 "UNIT 2003-M" Yamato-village. August 2003 Marble. size:200(h)*18*34cm |
 "UNIT 2003-B" Yamato-village. August 2003 Black granite. size:200(h)*18*34cm |
 "UNIT 2003-W" Yamato-village. August 2003 White granite. size:200(h)*18*34cm |
There was a gerden overgrown with weeds, the barn lot was littered with old furnitures and clothes. It became like a bamboo thicket in the warehouse too. Three UNITs have been standing in a desert house as a symbol of immortal things. |
 "UNIT - M" 2004 marble/ size:200(h)*18*34cm |
 "UNIT - B" 2004 black granite/ size:200(h)*18*34cm |
 "UNIT - W" 2004 white granite/ size:200(h)*18*34cm |
Mizunokuni Museum104 |