Non-fixed Foot2024
Created for the group exhibition
"Five Feet"
at SOOT Los Angeles
USA 

Ishiba-Date is a traditional Japanese construction method. In this method of building foundations, the pillars of a building are placed directly on top of stones embedded in the ground. When lateral forces such as earthquakes occur, the pillars slide on the stones, thereby reducing the impact on the entire building and preventing it from collapsing.

As may be the case in any era, natural disasters due to climate change, personal events, and everyone believes that we are now living in uncertain and unstable times. No matter what happens, there is a desire to stand lightly, not losing sight of what is important, and to pass on what is unpleasant. I superimposed such thoughts on the footing of traditional Japanese architecture.

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