[I found it(you) ]
work in Hiroshima, JAPAN.
Participatory Installation
size : 6470㎡ (venue).
materials : flower pots, a basket, stainless steel plate, outdoor supplies like tipi tents.
03/05 – 06/05/2025.
This work focuses on the moment when a vague, anonymous presence—“something is there”—shifts into a relational form: “you are there.” An encounter occurs when something seen acquires meaning, and in being seen, begins to see back.
Referencing the Celtic festival of Beltane, the installation placed lights at both ends and a mirrored planting in the center, forming a space for passage. At first, the plant was perceived merely as a meaningless object. But as time passed, some participants began to touch it or gaze into the mirror, seeing themselves reflected.
The plant itself became a metaphor for the relationships unfolding within the space.
Over four days, acts of conversation and gift-giving allowed anonymous presences to gradually transform into specific, mutual “faces.”
In a society dominated by anonymity, how can responsive, reciprocal relationships still emerge?
As a possible response, this installation functioned as a structure for the generation of encounter. Rooted in animistic worldviews and Martin Buber’s philosophy of “I–Thou,” it was a practice that created space where emotion and meaning arise between people and things.