Video: 100,000 unnecessary toys. Installation of Central Kaeru Station by Hiroshi Fuji
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Where does childhood go? Many generations of curious poets, composers, actors, painters, sculptors tried to answer this question. And in the end, everyone remained unconvinced, giving us, their descendants, a lot of different versions. Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji also tries to find an answer to this question, although he is clearly in no hurry to part with his childhood. For 13 years, he collected children's toys into a huge pile, which he later turned into an equally large-scale installation, Central Kaeru Station. However, these are not just toys, says the installation author. These toys are victims of the fact that their owners very quickly left childhood. As a result, they became forgotten and unnecessary, turned into unnecessary trash, which is not a pity to even throw away, so that dust does not collect and does not take up space in the apartment. It is these toys that Hiroshi Fuji sheltered, warmed and gave them a new life in the form of an unusual piece of art.
Some of the items from these hundred thousand the author found in his house in the attic, with neighbors, parents, friends and acquaintances. A significant contribution to the birth of the installation was made by "new adults" who are not sorry to part with the memories of barefoot childhood, and of the once-beloved transformers, Mickey Mouse, tumblers, toy soldiers and thousands of other plastic, clay and rubber figures. But most of the toys were donated by fans of the unusual art of Hiroshi Fuji, who is famous for creating amazing sculptures of them. You can see this art project in Tokyo starting September 6th.
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