Ryudai Hara
Title Work Description For children today, a rotary telephone may be more than just an outdated household object; it may appear as something entirely foreign, almost like an unknown artifact. From this perspective, the work explores a reversal of time in which objects from the past acquire a renewed sense of novelty and fascination as generations change. The visual composition incorporates Y2K fashion, creating a world where nostalgia and contemporary sensibilities intersect. The background composition draws inspiration from Rakuchū Rakugai-zu (traditional Japanese folding screens depicting scenes of life in and around Kyoto). By replacing the clouds traditionally used in these compositions with grass, I reinterpret the spatial language of classical Japanese painting through a contemporary lens. Through the sampling and blending of cultural references and visual languages from different eras, I sought to create a distinctive landscape where past and present, nostalgia and the unknown, coexist.” Website
Talkie-Dokie
“This work explores the sense of wonder that arises from encountering something unfamiliar, drawing inspiration from the Monolith in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and reimagining it through the everyday object of a vintage rotary telephone.
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