RIE NONAKA

Focusing on the material of rubble, we aim to deepen our examination of the possibilities of inner human change and social regeneration. We are also exploring new forms of artistic expression as a place where material and spiritual processes intersect. Through the media, I have seen children playing...

Focusing on the material of rubble, we aim to deepen our examination of the possibilities of inner human change and social regeneration. We are also exploring new forms of artistic expression as a place where material and spiritual processes intersect. Through the media, I have seen children playing in front of piles of rubble created by conflicts and disasters, and have been moved by the fact that these scenes symbolize the resilience of life and human resilience, even though they are sites of destruction. Rubble is a symbol of violence and tragedy, but at the same time it is a potential material for creating a new order beyond them. By confronting this contradictory material, I am trying to overcome my sense of powerlessness as an individual and find a means to pose questions to society. I believe that the process of transformation of the cement used in my work through chemical change symbolizes our life and mental state, which continue to change over time. Furthermore, by combining cement and resin, I visualize the transition from destruction to rebirth, embodying the process by which disordered fragments create new order. This shows our resilience and creative potential. The debris changing form is also an attempt to question the way we perceive and remember with our sense of sight. The human brain has the ability to complement blind spots and reconstruct ambiguous information, but it does not necessarily reproduce the "truth. Memory is also a creative activity that involves interpretation and reconstruction, not mere storage. As ELLEN ALTFEST (1970-) said, "Art is something that can connect us to something sublime," and art has the power to bring out the sublime hidden in the everyday. Thus, seemingly worthless rubble shows a process of sublimation into something sublime, and although it is a material that inherently evokes destructive memories, it has the potential to go beyond that and create new value and meaning. By witnessing this process visually, the viewer is able to gain a new perspective through his or her own memories and experiences, and to see not only the result of destruction, but also the possibility of regeneration and creation from destruction itself. The viewpoint that destruction is not the end, but the beginning of rebirth, questions our very way of life, and we believe that this work will not only help us to look back at the past, but also to look forward to a new future.