NaoKo TakaHashi - An Exploration of Perforated Space in Four Segments of Words

IMT Gallery is proud to present An Exploration of Perforated Space in Four Segments Words, a site-specific commission by artist NaoKo TakaHashi.

TakaHashi has been exploring issues of language and social space in her work for the last nine years in an investigation of differences and similarities in between her native Japanese and those of countries she is visiting including Israel, Palestine, the United Arab Emirates, and across Europe.

‘An Exploration of Perforated Space in Four Segments of Words’ takes the form of a fictional park created in corrugated cardboard, complete with a large stylised tree under which visitors hear autobiographical stories of the East End performed by TakaHashi, with music by Terence Kirkbride, former drummer with Oasis. Written through her experiences as a culturally displaced artist engaging with her surroundings we hear about abuse from teenagers and children, shopping at corner shops, bike theft, navigating London’s transport system, bullying, misunderstanding and paranoia. Her stories of the everyday are both heartfelt and uncomfortable and bring a deeply personal aesthetic to the narrative of interacting with people and social spaces.

This event is closed on: Mon, Tues, Wed

Wheelchair access is available

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