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overview of this world as an equilibrium that could
collapse in any moment. Within this strong imagery
of a society that has potential to become topsy-turvy
at anytime (or maybe it has already), I see a similarity
in the idea that making can also mean destroying ,
and vice versa. If one of the roles of the Art is to
discover the known and unknown, then perhaps to
portray the current condition of Japan I think it is
important to have a point of view like a space
telescope ‒ a perspective that is removed from the
Earth.
ALMOST DOWN captures everyday
behavior of a crow in a town that had gone through a
drastic change. By sustaining the value of an
obsolete technology such as a film projector, I hope
this work will voice the transience in the midst of
transformation.
March 2012
Staff credit :
Film Camera Operation : Mischa Leinkauf
Equipment : Haruo Ikeda
Technical advisers : Taku Hisamura, Kengo Yagawa
Conceptual advisers: Munemasa Takahashi, Kiyoto Koseki
Supported by
Ikedabijutsu Inc.
Tokyo Laboratory Ltd.
NCS Products, New York
Project funded by
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Tokyo Wonder Site
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Storyteller : Atsushi Shimizu
Interviewer : Yuji Ono
Production assistant : Masayo Taka, Makoto Yamamoto
Camera : Yu Araki
Project funded by Toyonaka City
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