MoCA Pavilion is about to present a special project featuring the work of Tsuyoshi Hisakado, which will be his first solo exhibition in China. During his stay in MoCA Pavilion, Hisakado is going to create a space-specific installation combining the aspects of light and sound, offering viewers a rich sensory perception. Well known for his focus on the thesis of time and space within which one produces intriguing feelings and personal memories, the artist is skilled in taking advantage of surrounding light and sound intelligently to create a grey zone straddling the actual and the virtual, thereby subtly directing audience’s private perception. Characterized as immersive and powerful, it seems that there exists an unconscious mutual effect between his creative pieces and the audience, deeper and more delicate than any kind of physical interactions.

Hisakado mentioned as part of his personal account on the show, “By focusing on the existence of objects and phenomena, I create time-based installations. Through the simple structure of a sculpture, the work suggests how the earth moves and the universe exists. While it links with individual memories of the audience, it also creates a world belonging to nobody. It is a space compounding of light, sound and sculpture,” which to some extent is an appropriate description of MoCA Pavilion, a “glass box” located in Shanghai's most bustling area. The Pavilion stands out against the grey relentlessness of city traffic, yet it can conceal itself back into the frenzy of crowds in the twinkling of an eye. It is at this unique place that Hisakado will build “a parallel dimension” to make passersby stop, linger, and experience and even forget the existing world.

The project is jointly presented by MoCA Shanghai and Japan Foundation. For the good news of Hisakado being selected as the East Asia Cultural Exchange Envoy of Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan at the planning stage, MoCA is also honored to have the opportunity to introduce remarkable young Japanese artists to China’s art society and viewers.

About the exhibition

Dates: Dec 23, 2016 - Feb 5, 2017

Opening: Dec 23, 2016, 18:30, Friday

Venue: MoCA Pavilion

Courtesy of the artist and MoCA Pavilion, for further information please visit www.mocashanghai.org.