Tsai & Yoshikawa present ‘Reflection’, a new addition to their ‘Bliss of Luxuriance’ series for Roppongi Art Night 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.  Their large, mixed-media light installation was especially designed to sit within the Roppongi Hills West Walk.  

The 'Bliss of Luxuriance' series explores the effect of light interacting with varied textures, materials and luminous colour-ways to create the impression that the installations are illuminated from within.  The radiant colours of 'Reflection' glow vividly from its compact, intricately detailed form, like a mysterious jewel within the Mori Building.  By day, fantastical aluminum and acrylic petals glisten and dance in the sunlight; at night, these other-worldly flowers explode like fireworks.

The artwork is composed of hundreds of intricate, hand-sculptured elements in fluorescent colours.  Each piece is carefully placed by hand in a time-consuming yet immensely calming process, akin to arranging flowers into a bouquet or clipping bonsai trees to gradually reveal a stylized form.  The result is an artwork that is exuberant, expressive and elegant. 

Tsai & Yoshikawa use wind and water in their outdoor installations to create natural movements in their sculptures.  In this indoor installation, these external elements are replaced by a polished, black acrylic panel which reflects and distorts the fluorescent forms of the sculpture above.  This black surface is composed of 36 right-angled triangles, layered together to form a textured geometric pattern that radiates out from the centre.  The panels reflective properties mimic the way light moves across water, refracting and bending to create distorted patterns.  As the viewer moves around the sculpture the reflections shape-shift, creating a three-dimensional experience akin to observing a hologram. 

Exhibition details

Duration:  27 September – 14 October 2024  

Location:  Roppongi Hills West Walk, 2nd Floor, Roppongi District, Tokyo, Japan

Commissioned by:  Roppongi Art Night 2024

Special Thanks:-
Creative Direction:   Baba Masato (EAST Inc.)
Artist Coordination: Masaki Nao (Gallery NAO MASAKI)
Construction:            3×8 labo
Cooperation:            Takasho Digitec Co. Ltd  / Masuki Co.,Ltd.

Photos:     © 2024 Masato Baba & Kimiya Yoshikawa