ARTWORK

Specimens of the spilled over “Osaka Station,” “Kanazawa Station,” “Tsuruga Station,” “Kyoto Station,” “Yonago Station,” “Wakayama Station,” “Sannomiya Station,” “Okayama Station,” “Hiroshima Station,” “Hakata Station”
2024

Medium: Photo Painting
Photographic paper, Pigment, Nylon resin, Insect pin
H785mm W785mm D70mm

This work was produced in 2024 as a commission for JR West. Specimen of the Spilled Over is a mixed-media series combining photography with colored 3D-printed sculptures. From among the sonograms of soundscapes collected in various places, I extracted forms that drift along the boundary between distinct sounds and noise, then 3D-printed and colored them. These sculptures are pinned onto photographs taken at the corresponding locations, expressing a presence that exists in these places before it becomes language.

I collected the soundscapes of ten major terminal stations that represent JR West—such as Osaka Station, Kanazawa Station, Kyoto Station, and Hakata Station—and combined them with a custom typeface designed for JR West, which was then 3D-printed. Each of these stations has its own unique linguistic intonation, the sound of winds blowing in from mountains, rivers, and seas, and a distinctive urban atmosphere. It is not only the word that denotes the city’s name but also these alluring, site-specific soundscapes that form part of the city’s identity.