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Inspiration from Art That Unveils the Subconscious
You’ve continued to perform in video art and at art events, increasing your engagement with contemporary art year by year. How do you incorporate the inspiration you receive from art into your performances?
AoiYamada: Recently, I’ve been working on reviving and incorporating into my performances the feelings and experiences I have unconsciously encountered in my daily life. It’s a process of bringing awareness from the outside back to the inside. Oki’s works may also excavate deep-seated memories and landscapes within the heart. While the process of recognizing what lies in the subconscious can be challenging, I believe it is an essential aspect of being an expressive artist.
It’s about diving deep within oneself, isn’t it?
AoiYamada: Additionally, I make a conscious effort to sharpen my visual and auditory senses. I learned that the painter Yutaka Aoki, whose work I saw in this exhibition, consistently approaches light in his painting practice. When his metallic and material works were displayed against the gallery’s stark white walls, it felt as though a switch was flipped, instantly heightening my awareness of light.
