”FROM OFF TO ON” by HOLDUP

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Appreciation towards HOLDUP for providing the following description:

KOBE ART BIENNALE
Art in a Container International Exhibition
Through an art history occasionally bound to the outside world, Japanese developed an ability to absorb and reformulate elements of foreign culture to complement their aesthetic preferences. Eventually more pervious, Japan shared its heritage with the rest of the world, hence representing one of the utmost place dedicated to art.

Deriving strength from its grievous history, from WWII bombing to the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, Kobe is no exception. Its citizens found in art and culture a spiritual support and conducted the restoration process with a creative approach. Garnering international recognition after setting forth the “Culture Creation City Declaration” in 2005 and after becoming the Unesco City of Design in 2009, the capital city of Hyôgo Prefecture is now ready to radiate worldwide.

ART IN A CONTAINER
Theme : « Kira »
To our understanding, « kira » defines someone’s inner brilliance and capacity to highlight surroundings by transmission. In other terms, any person is able to reach a state of consciousness in which he/she can perceive its environment with clear-sightedness, and therefore « illuminate » it. Indeed, kira is reciprocal and contagious: by unveiling hidden potential around us, we reveal and spread charms that enrich us all.

As a manifestation of kira, explorers are sensitive enough to carefully observe their environment, chasing marvels of unknown lands: nothing is taken for granted, everything is «extra-ordinary ».

FROM OFF TO ON – Interactive Experience
This installation invites people to dialog through art by using an interactive and universal media: hand-drawing. Like a blank canvas, the container embodies a receptacle for artists and art amateurs’ creativity as they « print » their emotions on a surprising table settled inside.

Trapped in the dark and with a UV pen for only equipment, the visitor is expected to feel his way along. He eventually notices the presence of a massive volume settled in the centre of the space. When he approaches that mass, he notices that UV-lights are progressively switching on, reaching their maximum intensity when he touches it. Getting eyesight back, he is eventually able to tell the volume is a large drawing table. Rm: a UV-light is not itself a proper light, but turns white objects into lights! The visitor is the genuine light!!

Actually, the visitor is assimilated to a speleologist discovering a primitive cave with prehistoric drawings painted on the rock, except that drawings are not relics from past ages. Basically, the whole space is dark until he draws on the table. Drawing is the only way to be involved and visualize the « self-made exhibition »: to see you must do!

日本的神户双年展正在举行中，时间是10月1日到11月23日。神户自大地震以后，文化艺术的更新，吸收和复苏一直得到很高的重视，神户双年展正是这一背景下的产物，作为兵库县的首府—神户，所提出的“创造文化改变城市”的理念，正在实践，并辐射至全球。来自HOLDUP的这个展览装置主题为“Kira”.通过环境的传感定义人的内涵。任何人可以通过意识而认识环境，也就是达到展览中的《照亮》 。“Kira”是传染性的，当我们揭示其隐含性之后，就能将其传播下去。“Kira”旨在激发探险性和对未知的追逐。没有什么事理所当然，一切皆是超乎寻常。

从关到开 – 互动体验
这是一个互动装置，人们用画笔在黑盒子的容器里画画，用自身的创造力和艺术感绘制不同寻常的结果。在黑暗中，只有一支紫外线笔，当人们接近灯时，紫外线灯就会变亮，越接近光线将越亮，最后的光线可以让人看清楚东西，比如灯下的大型绘图桌。紫外线灯的光线并不合适支持人们视力，在最后，完全的白光已经不是紫外线光。进入装置的人们就像进入史前黑暗的原始洞穴，直到靠近桌子并作画才能得到光线，这迫使绘画成为唯一的参与途径，你必须画。

DETAILS
Architects: HOLDUP
Design Team: Guillaume Jounet + Remy Bardin
Project manager on site: Daiki Nakagawa + Shinya Kaneko
Interactive design: Romé de la bigne
Event: ART KOBE BIENNALE
Location: Kobe, JAPAN
Dates: 1ST October 2011 to 23RD November 2011
Budget: 5700€
Dimensions: L=12m x l=2.5m x H=2,5m
Photo: HOLDUP
Video: HOLDUP
Support: Kobe Design University
MATERIALS
Container: plasterboard
Table: plied wood
ceiling: black ropes
System: arduino + Black Light + feutre
Tutorial: http://from-off-to-on-kobe.blogspot.com/

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