Hidehiko TAJIMA – Ordinary Wonderful Days

16 January – 27 February 2010

“What a wonderful world” 2009

Hidehiko Tajima creates works that directly appeal to the visual senses, where splendor and peril coexist at the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary.
His practice ranges from two-dimensional pieces incorporating flashing lights to three-dimensional objects and installations made by altering and transforming colorful plastic toys.

This exhibition features his latest installation, What a wonderful world, alongside large-scale pieces from his new series of two-dimensional works, Playroom.

In the installation What a wonderful world, items such as retro, kitschy tablecloths, secondhand tableware and lampshades, and vases filled with colorful flowers crafted from plastic models of tanks and fighter planes are arranged on a surface constructed from stacked, handmade tables.
“Images of ubiquitous everyday occurrences, events from the recent past, and fictional happenings unfold three-dimensionally, overlapping one another as if holding equal value.”

Meanwhile, in the two-dimensional Playroom series, imagery reminiscent of toy war games and video games plays out within a room randomly patterned with decorative tiles from various eras and cultures.

playroom (09-04)
2009
MDF panel, acrylic, optical fiber, light bulb, motor
91.2 × 91.2 × 6.5 cm

playroom(09-05)
2009
MDF panel, acrylic, optical fiber, light bulb, motor
117.0 × 91.5 × 6.5 cm

What a wonderful world (dining room / flower)【 detail 】
2009
tables, secondhand lamp shade, motor, magnet, plastic, enamel paint, ceramic vases, plates etc.
75 × 180 × H.210 cm (installed)

What a wonderful world (flower)
2009
plastic, enamel paint, ceramic vase
various sizes　　

insignificant memory
2009
secondhand lamp shade, LED bulb, plastic, ink-jet print
Dia.25 × H.45 cm

playroom (09-06)
2009
MDF panel, acrylic, optical fiber, light bulb, motor
182 × 182 × 6.5 cm

playroom (09-07)
2009
MDF panel, acrylic, optical fiber, light bulb, motor
182 × 182 × 6.5 cm