HASHIMOTO materializes the relationship between the time and individuals in this series. He draws his idea “the present time is traceable” as the theme of background painting. The scattered wooden sculptures on it represent the individuals. Together, he implies the uncertain existence of individuals floating on the time which flows away like a river.
The idea comes from his observation of the modern society where the new nonsense words such as neoliberalism, identity, and personality destroy the old communities. On contrary to the words, ironically, the presence of individuals is more diluted the more the words circulate.
He says, “when Tohoku Earthquake (in 2011) happened, what was truly shaken was not the ground but our own identity as people of Japan because we hadn’t defined who or what we, Japanese people, are. I still feel as if the concept of "I" and "we" are wavering inside each individual from the shake.”
