Wall of the Sea
Artist: Takashi Ishida (Japanese, born 1972)
Date: 2007
Dimensions:
W: 5.4 cm; Diam.: 4 cm.
Medium: 3 channel HD video (sound)
Classification: Electronic Media
Credit Line: Gift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society
Object number: 2013.41
Label Text:In Wall of the Sea, three videos are projected simultaneously to reveal images of the sea and images of Takashi Ishida’s painting of the sea as it is produced over time on the wall and floor of a gallery. Ishida presents his progress on the painting non-linearly and through stop-motion animation (an arduous process where every small movement is individually photographed). He removes the limitations of traditional film by having his work “[flow] outside of its framework—collapsing the boundaries between film, painting, performance, and sculpture as the moving image is realized in space.” The characteristic clicking and whirring sound of an old-school projector further emphasizes both the literal wall of the gallery on which the images are projected and the projected “wall of sea.”
Complete recordings of ‘artists-at-work’ are uncommon, and what is often on view is the edited, final product. Ishida’s Wall of the Sea offers an exceptionally intimate and captivating way for the audience to observe his process without any obstructions.
Complete recordings of ‘artists-at-work’ are uncommon, and what is often on view is the edited, final product. Ishida’s Wall of the Sea offers an exceptionally intimate and captivating way for the audience to observe his process without any obstructions.
DescriptionIn this installation, three different images—which were shot in the same room—are projected by three projectors. One projection is the various retakes of images of the sea. The other two images are the painting animations, which is expanded onto the room. A sound of an old-school projector and music works on water by Morris Label can also be heard throughout the video
On view