Mao Shibata Camouflage Prints

10/16(Fri) - 11/4(Wed) (Some works available 5:00 - 23:00)

Tokyo Midtown, Midtown Garden

Free

Camouflage is a sculptural work that incorporates the camouflage in nature, such as leaves or clouds. Although the sculpture stands right before the viewer, its surface is covered in a camouflage pattern that causes its contours to blend into the background, rendering the object elusive. By employing a camouflage design constructed from digital data and multiple forms, the work deliberately blurs the sculpture’s outline, thereby destabilizing the boundary between reality and illusion. While the piece is a tangible, physical object, its appearance shifts depending on the viewer’s position and the background, causing its very sense of presence to waver. Camouflage is fundamentally a technique used to assimilate an object into its surroundings; by adopting this quality, the work evokes a sensation of hovering between presence and absence, prompting viewers to question their own perceptions and the very act of seeing.