I Was Born Installation

HAJIME YOSHIDA ARCHITECTURE + YOSHIHIRO MIKAMI

ARCHITECTS
Hajime Yoshida Architecture, Yoshihiro Mikami

AREA
6 m²

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, -, Maxon Computer, Robert Mcneel & Associates, Sk Kaken

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Kōbe, Japan

CATEGORY
Installation

Text description provided by architect.

This is the land art "I was born" in Rokko Meets Art 2019 in Japan. In Japan, there is a culture that respects the ground, and the ground is often compared to a mother.

So this is an art piece to change the way you look at the earth, which you can usually step on.

By digging a hole in the ground and giving people a different perspective, we are strongly aware of the existence of the earth, and at the same time, “others” see “I” who is experiencing art as an extraordinary look in the ordinary landscape.

It is an art space that connects the relationship between the earth and people.