Para Site Art Space is honored to present two new performances by . The Japanese artist performs his series in the area around on . On the following day, he performs his series at Para Site Art Space.
This is the first time he performs in China, and for the occasion he recreates , which is a historic street action that he started in 1991. This time a large group of unique walk through the streets of Hong Kong.
is one the most renowned Japanese photographers and art performers. He moved to California where he studied at , relocating later to New York where he was an assistant to artist . He participated in the exhibition in New York, and later developed a collaborative work with Viennese . Ever since he went back to Japan in 1977, he has been devoting himself to his art works and the care of his elderly mother. This resulted in the project , which has played a central role in the development of his later work as he started documenting the aging process of his mother.
His performances are connected to the everyday experience of life. Through , he has created an alter ego that represents modern life and how we relate to the other in contemporary society. His corpus of works represents a profound existentialist preoccupation. is himself a larger-than-life character, is at the same time tender and distant as it plunges us into the unknown through an object that brings many memories and recollections to the audience.
, the other event that is taking place in Hong Kong, relates to his project in which a sculptural component is brought into life, as the used in this performance are patiently crafted by the artist. uses a common child toy and updates it into adult life.