Friday, August 6, 2010

Day 64- Roppongi Hills

The other intern and I went to Roppongi Hills. Which is a hip/cool place in Tokyo. Also, where a lot of expats are located. Anyways, we went to Mori Tower, which houses the Mori Art Museum, a Dinosaur exhibit, and a view of Tokyo from it's helipad. So we first went to the Mori Art Museum. WHICH WAS AWESOME! They were showcasing an exhibit called "Sensing Nature: Japanese Perception of Nature".
"Maman" by Louise Bourgeois, just outside the entrance of Mori Tower.

The first installation when entering the exhibit, "Snow" by Tokujin Yoshioka. It was a massive room filled with feathers. The artist's intentions were to emulate snow. Evey so often the fan inside would blow which caused all the feathers to shoot up into the air and fall gracefully. I wanted to go inside...

This was by far the BEST installation I have ever seen. The first image is what you see when you enter the room. At first I thought it was some sort of "Alice in Wonderland" kind of room. Where you just squat and make your way out to the exit. But then, I noticed people's legs just standing there.

Then as I walked around, I found holes cut out into the paper...

Another person experiencing the rabbit hole! The artist, Takashi Kuribayashi, wanted the viewer to experience what it is like to be an insect or small animal on the forest floor.

This is what it looks like from the exit of the forest.

The amazing view from the top of the tower. You could see everything from there.

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