Hiroaki Morita "Time / Quake"
Aoyama｜Meguro
Until Apr 6
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Hiroaki Morita
Aoyama | Meguro is pleased to announce Hiroaki Morita’s solo exhibition, Time / Quake, featuring his latest installation work.
Hiroaki Morita (b. 1973) is an artist who excavates overlooked phenomena and events embedded in daily life and reconstructs them into new contexts using unique methods. In his 2011 solo exhibition Time Quake, he presented an installation featuring 24 fluorescent lights suspended in a grid formation from the ceiling, abstracting his experience of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. This work was highly acclaimed for its symbolic approach to re-examining the essence of disasters.
Japan is widely known as an earthquake-prone country. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, over 1,500 perceptible earthquakes are recorded annually on average. Among them, the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, left a profound impact both socially and personally, compounded by the subsequent tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster. Since then, earthquakes have continued to occur frequently, becoming a part of daily life for some, while remaining a disruptive and unforgettable experience for others, depending on the region or circumstances. The perception of earthquakes varies significantly based on geographical location, household conditions, economic factors, and access to information.
This exhibition compresses 13 years of seismic events—spanning from March 11, 2011, to December 2024—into a single day (24 hours), removing them from their geographical and individual contexts to create a unified experience.
Within the gallery space, a digital clock-shaped lighting installation suspended from the ceiling reproduces the tremors of earthquakes according to their recorded times. Accompanying the lighting are earthquake lists detailing epicenters, dates, and magnitudes, as well as individual seismic events represented through symbolic letter-cut signs. These elements allow viewers to engage with the layered phenomenon of earthquakes both materially and symbolically.
This exhibition, Time / Quake, not only re-examines the phenomenon of earthquakes but also seeks to explore the raw impact of natural disasters that suddenly disrupt daily life, presenting them devoid of ethical interpretations.
We invite you to experience this uniquely reconstructed timeline of 13 years of seismic records in Time / Quake.
Hiroaki Morita (b. 1973) is an artist who excavates overlooked phenomena and events embedded in daily life and reconstructs them into new contexts using unique methods. In his 2011 solo exhibition Time Quake, he presented an installation featuring 24 fluorescent lights suspended in a grid formation from the ceiling, abstracting his experience of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. This work was highly acclaimed for its symbolic approach to re-examining the essence of disasters.
Japan is widely known as an earthquake-prone country. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, over 1,500 perceptible earthquakes are recorded annually on average. Among them, the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, left a profound impact both socially and personally, compounded by the subsequent tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster. Since then, earthquakes have continued to occur frequently, becoming a part of daily life for some, while remaining a disruptive and unforgettable experience for others, depending on the region or circumstances. The perception of earthquakes varies significantly based on geographical location, household conditions, economic factors, and access to information.
This exhibition compresses 13 years of seismic events—spanning from March 11, 2011, to December 2024—into a single day (24 hours), removing them from their geographical and individual contexts to create a unified experience.
Within the gallery space, a digital clock-shaped lighting installation suspended from the ceiling reproduces the tremors of earthquakes according to their recorded times. Accompanying the lighting are earthquake lists detailing epicenters, dates, and magnitudes, as well as individual seismic events represented through symbolic letter-cut signs. These elements allow viewers to engage with the layered phenomenon of earthquakes both materially and symbolically.
This exhibition, Time / Quake, not only re-examines the phenomenon of earthquakes but also seeks to explore the raw impact of natural disasters that suddenly disrupt daily life, presenting them devoid of ethical interpretations.
We invite you to experience this uniquely reconstructed timeline of 13 years of seismic records in Time / Quake.
Schedule Now in session | Mar 8 (Sat) 2025-Apr 6 (Sun) 2025 24 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | http://aoyamameguro.com/en/website/hiroaki-morita-time-quake/ | ||||
| Venue | Aoyama｜Meguro http://aoyamameguro.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 2-30-6 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051 | ||||
| Access | 8 minute walk from Nakameguro Station on the Tokyu Toyoko or Hibiya line. | ||||
| Phone | 03-3711-4099 | ||||
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