Flowering in Kyoto (in collaboration with Yutaka Kitamura)

Hotel Anteroom is an art filled reasonably priced hotel to the South of Kyoto Station. In July, 2016 Hotel Anteroom expanded with 9 special rooms curated and decorated by 9 artists (including Ninakawa Mika and Nawa Kohei). In each of the rooms is a plasma display which turns on automatically when you enter the room. Rather than showing TV it plays video art. We developed the video playback/switching system, and also made a new piece for the installation.

Our new piece is called Flowering in Kyoto and was made in collaboration with Yutaka Kitamura. Kyoto is a city rich in tradition, culture and nature. Walking down alleys can feel like a trip back in time, but Kyoto itself is ever changing. Whether from inspiration from locals or oversea visitors new ideas are always taking root and blooming. Flowers are much the same, each blossom unique, varying depending on the rain, sun and nutrients. Flowering in Kyoto features flowers painstakingly photographed in time lapse. Depending on the time, temperature and sun exposure the speed at which they bloom, and the music which plays is ever changing, ever unqiue.

Room of Mika Ninagawa（that fits nicely Flowering in Kyoto）

look at the flowers

Flower photos by Yutaka Kitamura