MINO ARATA
Something like a Shore Between ON and OFF
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MINO ARATA
Something like a Shore Between ON and OFF
The boundary between interior and exterior dissolves, giving rise to something like a “shore” — an in-between space where the city’s construction hoardings (as veils/scrims/surfaces) coexist with images that will never be completed within them. This expresses an attitude of mimicry toward the hoardings themselves. As a “symbol of the city’s metabolism,” the construction hoarding is emblematic of the city’s provisional nature. When we extend that sense of temporality, the building currently standing in Yurakucho, the new building to replace it in a few years, and the one to come even further in the future — all become part of the city’s ongoing metabolism. Might we, in the time we spend on this “shore,” gain a sense of temporal reach just slightly beyond what we can currently perceive?
Supported by TOHO-LEO Co., Ltd., Sono Aida #Shin-Yurakucho
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MINO ARATA
Arata Mino is an interdisciplinary artist working across photography, video, and performance. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, and currently based in Tokyo and Kanagawa. He holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Tokyo University of the Arts. His work explores the intersection of memory and place, often focusing on marginalized spaces and the traces left behind. Through his practice, he constructs fictional narratives based on images and research, which are then performed or embodied through his own and others’ bodies and various media. Selected solo exhibitions include “Till Things Are Quiet” (Towada Art Center and elsewhere, Aomori, 2023), and “To / From Kuba (ANB Tokyo, Tokyo, 2021). He was selected as a 2025 artist for the TOKAS Two-City Residency Exchange Program (Seoul), and was an Asian Cultural Council New York Fellow in 2021.