We are proud to announce our upcoming solo exhibition by Mikito Ozeki. Through his previous exhibition “PHYSICAL”(2012) Ozeki explored the physical action and its potential of the technique he uses, paper cutting, showing his previous works along with his newer series which he referred to as the “portrait” series.

By removing the meaning of the technique”cutting” itself, Ozeki’s technique has evolved into an exquisite physical movement, abstractly portraying his mental world. He has leaped forward, reducing the importance of his story behind replacing his paint brushes to a cutting knife. Ozeki has stepped into a new realm with his works created by pure movements of his strokes, portraying the wavering mental state of himself and others.

Feelings and mental conditions are influenced by our everyday events. The simple and replicated cuts of Ozeki is a physical reservoir of what happens to him everyday, and an quest to look into the inner world of himself and the viewers. Ozeki’s new works are layers of “small changes, like the noise you see in a dark, black TV screen”.

What is portrayed through the replicated movements and the layers of subtle changes which Ozeki gave to birth, are the quiet mental states of the mind, or even the calm before the storm. This is Ozeki’s endeavor to his inner world, as well as an “experience” of small noises approaching us viewers and stimulating our feelings.

Courtesy of Clear Edition & Gallery