Maki KISHIRO

This series expresses an Ark of Life swimming along a time axis, with motifs based on the hierarchical structure of living organisms, from cells to whales (individuals) to maps (society). By adding the material of plastic fragments collected at the beach, the work raises social issues that we are facing today. Specifically, on a map of Tokyo, the largest city in Japan, the work cynically expresses the modern society based on mass production and mass disposal (TOKYO MONSTER) by re-creating the city with waste products from the city. The addition of the image of paradise shows hope for the future (GoToGokuraku).

It is a series that attempts to give a bird's eye view of life. We live by being connected. Countless individuals are connected to form the next level of hierarchy. The natural world is a repetition of this process. It all starts with microparticles that are common to all things. Then, cells, then individuals, then societies and ecosystems, and so on. There, time flows without stopping. Life is like a ship that sails on the sea of eternity, connected to others and to the world. In this series, the motifs of cells → whales (individuals) → maps (society) The series expresses an ark of life swimming along the time axis, using motifs of different levels of hierarchy in parallel.