Kyoko Takemura
Cabinet of Life (Series)
DESCRIPTION
Cabinet of Life (2017)
A photography project that approaches the issue of whether or not the soul exists.
These fish wander between the boundary of animate and inanimate. The fish tank is a life-sustaining device but it could also be a cabinet of death.
“Cogito ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am) is a well-known phrase by René Descartes. According to the philosopher, it is impossible to know whether a spirit dwells in others. In fact, all we do is to assume that they are beings with minds. Science can uncover only half of the picture of the soul or consciousness.
Four billion years ago, the Earth was a lifeless place. Nothing struggled, thought, or wanted. Looking at the universe, you will see the majority of the space we explore is lifeless. This tells us that the natural state of life is death, and being alive is itself an exemption.
So where does this miraculous state of life come from? And can they survive the death of the body?
AUTHOR
Kyoko Takemura (b.1992) is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and designer mainly working in photography and animation. Takemura’s work shines a light on the hidden truths in objects, searching beyond their common functions for perspectives that remain unknown or ignored by a public audience.
Guided by an interest in the precarious nature of survival, her practice encourages the audience to reflect on what it means to be human, and the consequences of man’s inventions. Her subjects explore the universal issues shared beyond language barriers or ethnic classifications.
[Education]
BA Hons Graphic Design and Communication, University of the Arts London,
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
[Published work]
Konbini UK, UK, CANNED and Odd Recipes featured and Interview
1 Granary, UK, CANNED and Odd Recipes featured and Interview
Club Sandwich, France, CANNED and Odd Recipes featured and Interview
Musée Magazine, US, CANNED featured
[Exhibitions]
2010 “AOVI Exhibition”, Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “100 Artist Exhibition”, Ouchi Gallery, New York, US
2016 “CSM Illustration Show”, Hoxton Gallery, London, UK
[Books]
2014 CANNED, self-published
2016 Odd Recipes, self-published
2017 Cabinet of Life, self-published
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