Hiroaki Morita : Clockwise

"Clockwise" (2005-2008) Dimensions variable

Hiroaki Morita : Clockwise

5.30 - 6.28. 2008

Hiroaki Morita was born in 1973 and completed the graduate program at Goldsmiths College in Britain in 2002. He currently resides in Tokyo, where he works on creating his art.

Ever since his school years, Morita has been creating minimal sculptures, adding just a bit of modification to his materials. For example, he created a sculpture by putting Pepsi into a Coca Cola bottle, a performance in which he replaced Evian water with Volvic, and sculpture composed of a slowly rotating circular mirror — all of these works are driven by nonsensical and yet very charming and original ideas.

In this exhibition new works are on display, including the animation "Clockwise," in which everyday items are used to count 24 hours, as well as a kinetic piece consisting of two bent wooden screws, and intricate collages of landscapes and buildings. As the exhibition title implies, Morita plays along with standard time, experimenting with the notion of time by stopping and sometimes expanding it.

Morita is definitely one of the emerging artists to watch out for. His work was featured in the "New Tokyo Contemporaries" exhibition held in Marunouchi earlier this year, and will also be included in a group show at the Mito Art Tower this year.