The Performing City

2005
HOTEI DAIBUTSU (2005)
HOTEI, Konanchi, Japan
ITO HOUSE (2005)
HOTEI, Konanchi, Japan

The Hotei Area is located in the North West side of Nagoya, an area designated as a redevelopment site by a Government urban renewal program. The Performing City is a site-specific project, which represents a ‘theatrical transformation’ from the old into the new, intended to include the city of Nagoya’s transformation as a part of an artwork; it is also designed to influence part of the development plan. As part of the project the statue is covered with a dust sheet created by the artist during the repair work. This sheet acts as a theatrical device, drawing attention to and partially obscuring the statue.

Photo: +gallery, Young In Hong