2020, HOSOO GALLERY, Kyoto, Japan

この織物は、コンピュータ・プログラムによって記述された万有引力に従って数直線上(一次元空間)を運動する粒子群の速度と加速度の記録だ。プログラムに従う粒子群の振る舞いは、ある種の自然現象に似ている。一定数の水分子があり、温度や気圧といった諸々の物理条件が与えられると、そこに霧や滝や氷河が現れるように、最小単位となる仮想粒子の振る舞いと環境変数を定め、演算を続けると、そこにダイナミックな数理的パターンが生まれる。一方、西陣織は、織物として成立するだけでなく、実用に耐えるまでの厳しい制約と、長い歴史の中で極められた西陣固有の審美性が交錯する、スタティックな美的パターンだ。コンピュータのメモリ上にひたすら続く、意匠の入り込む余地のないビット列が、西陣織の美学と交わることで、リアルな現象/布として美しく立ち上がってくるような織物を見てみたいと思った。

https://www.hosoogallery.jp/exhibitions/quasicrystal/

This textile is a record of the velocity and acceleration of a group of particles moving on the number line (in one-dimensional space) according to a universal gravitational force described by a computer program. The behavior of a group of particles following a program resembles certain natural phenomena. As given a certain number of water molecules and various physical conditions such as temperature and atmospheric pressure, fog, waterfalls, and glaciers appear,The behavior of the smallest unit of virtual particles and environmental variables are defined, and as the operation continues, a dynamic mathematical pattern is created. .On the other hand, Nishijin brocade is not only a textile, but also a static aesthetic pattern that is a mixture of strict restrictions to withstand practical use and the unique aesthetic qualities of Nishijin that have been refined over its long history. I wanted to see a textile that would stand up beautifully as a real phenomenon/cloth when the bit sequence, which continues on a computer memory with no room for design, intersects with the aesthetics of Nishijin brocade.

https://www.hosoogallery.jp/en/exhibitions/quasicrystal/