Taiki Okuyama Crossing Sign
Installation
Information
9/26(Fri) 18:30–24:00
9/27(Sat) 13:00–24:00
9/28(Sun) 13:00–20:00
Rapiros Roppongi
Free
Detail
This installation is inspired by neon lights. Street signs updated with LEDs have been removed from their former purpose of inciting desire and flaming gambling instincts, becoming simple devices that merely flash brightly. The flickering light, visible in any environment, attracts people and creates a sense of excitement even without any functional purpose. In this city built around a central intersection, these serve as markers that traverse its divisions—the separation of main roads, the boundary between city and art, the transition between daily life and festivals, and invisible social strata. Collaboration: mud Inc. / moult Inc.
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Artist
Taiki Okuyama
Taiki Okuyama was born in Okayama in 1988 and currently resides in Tokyo. Alongside working as an art director/designer in the field of cultural arts, he is also a graphic artist, creating looping animations and installations composed of flickering lines inspired by neon signs. He interprets these flashing light sources as the power of human activity and addresses current issues in a thoroughly entertaining manner. He collaborates with artists both domestically and internationally to present his works.
