The Last Thing to Be Externalized
When I think about marriage, I sometimes suspect the order has been reversed. Today, marriage is …
What Was Called a Day
I woke at nine at night. The room was dark. It had been dark when I lay down. Outside the window …
A Fire That Was Not Cool
A few days before Independence Day, I saw the news that a Tibetan man had self-immolated in fron …
Inside a Universe Without an Outside
When I try to think about human beings, I find that I cannot begin with human beings. Human happ …
That Owner, That Dog
Lately, when I look at Pokémon, I sometimes wonder why the trainers don’t just fight themselves. …
A Rationalized Society, and Life as a Bug in the Universe
Recently, I read an article in a Japanese media outlet about why young people today no longer “r …
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That World Is Not True
Sometimes, in conversation, I find myself unsettled not by the other person’s logic, but by the way they seem …
Value Exists Before It Is Needed
The moment art enters the market, it begins to behave like a commodity. It is priced, owned, displayed, resold …
When the Shell of Art Circulates
Recently, I have found myself increasingly troubled by certain tendencies surrounding creative p …
Attend 02
Write the following sentence on a small piece of paper: Nothing here. Everything’s stupid. Honestly? Great. Mi …
Attend 01
August 25, 2:00 PM Go alone to the Sunken Forest, Fire Island. Walk there for a while. Attend with your eyes, …
Work 13
Title Leveling Footprints Year 2012 Materials Beach, leveling tool or straight edge, nighttime conditio …
Work 12
Title Ash Surface Year 2009 Materials Ash, flat support, underlighting Instruction Spread ash in a thin …
Work 11
Title Susuki with Intermittent Light Year 2011 Materials Susuki grass, LED lights, darkened space, blin …
Work 10
Title Rice Mounds Year 2009 Materials Rice, underlighting, darkened space Instruction Form multiple mou …
Work 09
Title Eggs Year 2011 Materials Decalcified eggs, a luminous horizontal surface, and a translucent granu …
Work 08
Title Incense on Water Year 2009 Materials Incense sticks, mirror or water surface, fire Instruction Ar …
Work 07
Title Dissolving Sugar Cubes Year 2009 Materials Sugar cubes, mirror, water Instruction Arrange sugar cubes ac …
Work 06
Title Frozen Disc Year 2009 Materials Colored water, CD-shaped molds, suspension system or display supp …
Work 05
Title Falling Bubbles Year 2011 Materials Soap bubbles, projector light, darkened space Instruction Rel …