POP CULTURE! Issue

with some amazing people. I have made some great friends all over the
world, which I am truly grateful for.
Seeing Forever
For your piece “Love grows a flower” you came to create a whole
new world with his own vegetation, colours, animals… Where is
this place? How do we get there?
Haha, you can’t get there. It’s gone now! All of the worlds I create
are temporary, you have to see them before they disappear. The show
was in Tokyo and the works were made on a series of round tables, of
various heights. Each table held a different miniature landscape that
drew on a specific Japanese folk tale.
The atmosphere of your work, to me, is very happy and joyful, do
you translate your feelings to your work?
Thanks, I do try to create optimistic work. It’s great if the work brings
a sense of joy or happiness to viewers. But I’m also interested in the
idea of abundance. How much sweetness is too much? Where is the
point that there is too many saturated colours, or too many pretty
things?
I hope that the work teeters on this edge sometimes. When people have
reactions like ‘oh, it’s too much, it makes me feel a bit sick’, I love this
too.
You have exhibited your work throughout the whole world,
Australia, Japan, Germany… Are there any differences in the
reactions of the public?
Yes, I think there are some differences in the reactions. It’s especially
noticeable in the way people spend time with the work, and the
questions they ask me about it. In Japan I’ve noticed that audiences
have a quiet but intense response. They often spend a very long time
looking closely at the work, leaning right in, sometimes even sitting on
the ground as if meditating with it. In Mexico the audience were more
vocal and expressive. They seemed to absorb the work more quickly,
but wanted to ask me many questions, especially about my feelings
when creating the work. In Germany I had many interesting and
in-depth conversations about the ideas underpinning the work. But
I’m constantly surprised at the lovely and positive responses I’ve had
wherever I’ve been.
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Romance Was Born
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