I was born in Tokyo. We moved to the suburb. I grew up on asphalt. I saw natural surroundings turn into houses and more paved lands. By the time I felt being stuck in the concrete jungle dictated by the corporate values totally disillusioned by everything, I was also a product of the western liberal democracy. The only thing that was real was the raw rage and frustration. Then I met art. I dedicated myself to it. I found my spot in the society. But now, I clearly remember the rage, and I feel it, being trapped in the current situation. I guess many feel the same way. I see people moving out to rural areas only to become new breeds of gentrifiers. Technologies under the current social formation emulate its imperatives, and minds dictated by it affirm them. Same is true for the social institutions. The fundamental fact is that we are social beings. The colonization of technologies, as well as social institutions, is a theft of collective power by the ruling class. Is it the gun that kills people or the people? I just saw “Gun Crazy”, a film noir from 1950. The question keeps rhyming with ever deeper implications. Anyway, have a wonderful day my friends.

Images from Lucent currently open at Wexford Arts Centre in Wexford Ireland. The traveling group show curated by David Quinn will be up till July 30, 2024. The show will travel to the Lewinsky Gallery, The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, England next.

The exhibition includes works by Charles Brady, Niamh Clarke, Hiroyuki Hamada, Vincent Hawkins, Tjibbe Hooghiemstra , Jamie Mills, Janet Mullarney, Helen O’Leary, David Quinn, Seamus Quinn, Sean Sullivan, John Van Oers

Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10am – 5pm and Saturday from 10am – 4pm.