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In this zone, two artists' works on the themes of “cosmic rays” and “multidimensional space” are exhibited from among works with “the Universe” theme.
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Appearance and Disappearance 2025
Takuro Osaka
2025
Scintillator, photomultiplier, amplifier, LED, neon, tent fabric, and mixed media
Cosmic rays like muons, generated by supernova explosions and constantly raining down on the Earth, are invisible to the human eye. In recent years, however, they have been used in archaeological surveys and rendered visible by detectors known as scintillators. This pioneering work evokes the birth and extinction of the universe and organic life. Each time an arriving cosmic ray is detected, an LED momentarily goes dark, leaving a momentary afterimage before gradually lighting up again. This work invites us to reflect on the invisible world around us, all while countless cosmic rays pass through us second by second.
Cooperation: Shinichi Kurata, technical director
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Norimichi Hirakawa
2016／2025
What sort of moving images might emerge if space, color, and time were treated as equal elements within a multidimensional structure? In this work, each pixel floats in a system of six-dimensional coordinates: space (X and Y), color (R, G, and B), and time (T, represented by the number of frames). As the image rotates, color tones and temporal curves merge into a continuous flow, eventually returning to their starting point of 0 degrees after a full rotation. The project grew out of an artist residency program* through ongoing conversations with researchers in string theory, particle physics, and theoretical physics.
*Artist residency at Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study (2016)
Cooperation: Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (IPMU)
Equipment Support: Fostex Company, a division of Foster Electric Co., Ltd.
