The Interpreter consists of: a single-channel animation (06:28),
a set of original Derbyshire Tarot cards,105 x 148mm,
22 collage works in frames, each 148 x 210mm.
Artwork Description (2024 Revised Edition)
The Interpreter is a mixed-media piece created during the 2015 Artist in Residence program hosted by QUAD,
Animate Projects and D-lab in Derbyshire, UK, with the theme of [Analog/Digital].
In 2015, AI technologies like VR and ChatGPT were not yet commonplace. As evident from the theme [Analog/Digital], the era was characterized by discussions on how the transition from analog to digital would unfold and the evolving relationship between the two.
This work is designed to deconstruct a complete narrative in digital animation, placing the process of reconstructing the story in the hands of the audience. Each individual's active imagination is invited to regenerate and interpret the story on their own terms using 'Analog interpretative methods’.
‘Analog interpretative methods’ draws inspiration from the characteristics of analog techniques, like the nature of film negatives. In film, gaps between frames require a narrative to connect them, whereas in digital, there are no gaps; pixels automatically fill in missing parts. This 'Analog interpretative methods' use imagination to connect a series of independent images and form a narrative within it, which is similar to the process of interpreting the past, present, and future with Tarot cards. Utilizing the Major Arcana of Tarot cards as a template, 22 collage artworks were created to depict the history, legends, and customs gathered during a field trip in Derby.
The digital animation may appear as a seemingly complete and correct story in the show. However, it is just one of the narratives that the artist has crafted between the 22 collages with her unique imagination. It's essential to recognize that digital information is nothing more than data. The interpretation of the story holds countless possibilities, influenced by the random combinations of drawn cards, the Tarot reader's internal elements such as memory, personal preferences, and the imagination generated from them.
The Interpreter functions not only as a single-channel video work but also as an installation featuring 22 framed collage pieces and a performance involving live Tarot readings.
作品概要 (2024年再編集版)
この作品は、2015年にイギリス・ダービー州で開催されたQUAD主催のアーティスト・イン・レジデンスに参加し、[アナログ / デジタル]というテーマのもとに制作されたミクストメディア作品です。
2015年には、まだVRやChat GPTなどのAIテクノロジーは、身近な存在として存在していませんでした。[アナログ / デジタル]というテーマから分かるように、アナログからデジタルへの移行をどのように進んでいくかが議題となる時代でした。
この作品は、デジタルアニメーションにおいて完成された物語を分解し、再構築のプロセスを観客に委ねるように設計されています。個々の観客は、自らの能動的な想像力を活かして、「アナログ的解釈法」を用いながら物語を再生し、解釈することが求められます。
「アナログ的解釈方法」とは、アナログ手法といわれるフィルムネガティブの性質を手本にしています。映画では、フレーム間の隙間にはつながりを持たせるための物語が必要ですが、デジタルではそのような隙間がなく、ピクセルが自動で欠けている部分を埋めてくれます。この「アナログ的解釈」とは、一連の独立するイメージを繋げて物語を形成する想像力であり、タロットカードが過去・現在・未来と占う時と同じだと分析しました。そこでタロットカードの大アルカナを雛形に、ダービーの歴史・伝説・風習などを、22枚のコラージュ作品として制作しました。
デジタルアニメーションは作家がカードとカードの隙間を独自の想像力で埋めたものを発表しているだけです。一見、完成された正解の物語のように見えるかもしれませんが、デジタル情報はあくまで情報にしかすぎず、アトランダムにひかれるカードの組み合わせと、タロットリーダーの自分の内にある記憶、個人の選好、そこから生成される想像力などにより、物語の解釈は無数の可能性を秘めています。
The Interpreterは、1チャンネルの映像作品としてだけでなく、22枚のコラージュ作品を額装したインスタレーション、タロットのライブリーディングを行うパフォーマンスとしても機能します。
Solo and Group Exhibitions
ITONAMI DAISEN ART FESTIVAL, Tottori, Japan 2019
Regime of prediction, Gallery white elephant, Berlin, Germany 2018
Grotesque, Museum of 20th and 21st Century, St. Petersburg Art, Russia 2018
Noriko Okaku, Earth+ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2017
The Reading with Midori Mitamura, Al Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2017
The Interpreter, QUAD, Derby, UK 2015
Selected Screenings
SKIP CITY D-Cinema International Film Festival, Japan 2017
Salon: Low Definition, UK 2017
Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival, MACBA, Spain 2017
Kassel Dokfest, Germany 2016
ITONAMI DAISEN ART FESTIVAL, Tottori, Japan 2019
Regime of prediction, Gallery white elephant, Berlin, Germany 2018
Grotesque, Museum of 20th and 21st Century, St. Petersburg Art, Russia 2018
Noriko Okaku, Earth+ Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2017
The Reading with Midori Mitamura, Al Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2017
The Interpreter, QUAD, Derby, UK 2015
Selected Screenings
SKIP CITY D-Cinema International Film Festival, Japan 2017
Salon: Low Definition, UK 2017
Barcelona Creative Commons Film Festival, MACBA, Spain 2017
Kassel Dokfest, Germany 2016
Underwire Film Festival, UK 2016
Encounter Film Festival, UK 2016
International film Festival Oberhausen, Germany 2016
London International Animation Film Festival, UK 2015
Prize
Honourable Mention, SKIP CITY D-Cinema International Film Festival, Japan 2017
Performance
Invisibl Drums, Nordic and International Symposium of Spiritual Technologies within Creative Practice,
International film Festival Oberhausen, Germany 2016
London International Animation Film Festival, UK 2015
Prize
Honourable Mention, SKIP CITY D-Cinema International Film Festival, Japan 2017
Performance
Invisibl Drums, Nordic and International Symposium of Spiritual Technologies within Creative Practice,
Norway 2020
The Interpreter, ITONAMI DAISEN ART FESTIVAL, Tottori, Japan, Nov 3 2019
with Nissa Nishikawa, FEAST, London UK 2016
with Nissa Nishikawa, RELAPSE/FLUX, London/NY UK/USA 2016
with Teita Iwabuchi, The Reading, Al Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2016
with Imari Suganuma, The Interpreter, Earth+ gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2016
with Junya Ishi, Akihide Monna and Leo Dupleix, Camera Japan Festival, Rotterdam, Holland 2016
The Interpreter, ITONAMI DAISEN ART FESTIVAL, Tottori, Japan, Nov 3 2019
with Nissa Nishikawa, FEAST, London UK 2016
with Nissa Nishikawa, RELAPSE/FLUX, London/NY UK/USA 2016
with Teita Iwabuchi, The Reading, Al Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2016
with Imari Suganuma, The Interpreter, Earth+ gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2016
with Junya Ishi, Akihide Monna and Leo Dupleix, Camera Japan Festival, Rotterdam, Holland 2016
The Interpreter was created during the three month residency, co-commissioned by QUAD derby, Animate Projects and D-lab in 2015.
22 x framed collage exhibited at Earth+ Gallery, Tokyo 2016
22 x framed collage exhibited at AL Gallery, Tokyo 2016
An extract image from The Interpreter animation
An extract image from The Interpreter animation
An extract image from The Interpreter animation
An extract image from The Interpreter animation
A set of The Interpreter original Tarot card
A set of The Interpreter original Tarot card
Use of the tarot card for performance with Nissa Nishikawa at FEAST, Shoreditch Church, 28th Feb 2016
