TSUTOMU ENDO / SOLO EXHIBITION
雪が紡ぐもの
1/5 MON-1/21 WED OPEN:10:00-18:00
AIDEM PHOTO GALLERY SIRIUS / 東京都新宿区新宿1-4-10
TEL: 03-3350-1211
雪の音。雪の匂い。雪の温かみ。
詩的で禅のような青白い世界に歩みを進めると、私の実在は内面だけの存在となっていく。
北アルプスの麓に生まれ、スノーボードの世界に没頭した私は雪国を拠点に年間100日以上雪上に立つという生活を続けて30年が経つ。幼少から見てきた「雪」が地球環境を反映していることに気がつき、ボードカルチャーの枠を超え、既存のアカデミズムと対話を始めた。本質的な人々への興味と、地球上で気候変動の影響が最も大きいとされる北極圏に関心を持ち、近年は極北にも足を運んでは雪との関わりがとても深い北方民族と時間を共にしている。本作品展では時間・空間を超えた視点で、自然界がもたらす「雪」が「紡ぐもの」として作品約30点を展示いたします。
詩的で禅のような青白い世界に歩みを進めると、私の実在は内面だけの存在となっていく。
北アルプスの麓に生まれ、スノーボードの世界に没頭した私は雪国を拠点に年間100日以上雪上に立つという生活を続けて30年が経つ。幼少から見てきた「雪」が地球環境を反映していることに気がつき、ボードカルチャーの枠を超え、既存のアカデミズムと対話を始めた。本質的な人々への興味と、地球上で気候変動の影響が最も大きいとされる北極圏に関心を持ち、近年は極北にも足を運んでは雪との関わりがとても深い北方民族と時間を共にしている。本作品展では時間・空間を超えた視点で、自然界がもたらす「雪」が「紡ぐもの」として作品約30点を展示いたします。
What the snow weaves
I was born at the foot of the Northern Alps and have spent the last thirty years of my life immersed in the world of snowboarding. Every year I spend at least a hundred days in the snow. Over time, I have come to realize that the snow, this intimate part of my life since childhood, reflects the changing environment of our planet. My newfound awareness led me to venture beyond snowboarding culture and into academic discourse. Motivated by my interest in the Arctic and my desire to meet people, I began traveling to the northernmost regions of the earth to spend time with the indigenous people who live there.
When I am surrounded by the whiteness of the snow, the boundaries between the inner and outer world dissolve and the landscape becomes an extension of my mind. In this poetic, almost Zen-like space, neither fully real nor illusory, I am able to connect with my subconscious. In these moments, it feels as if I am liberated from the physical to become pure existence. As I continue my journey north, I experience my connection to the vastness of the universe and understand that I am but a part of this planet.
I was born at the foot of the Northern Alps and have spent the last thirty years of my life immersed in the world of snowboarding. Every year I spend at least a hundred days in the snow. Over time, I have come to realize that the snow, this intimate part of my life since childhood, reflects the changing environment of our planet. My newfound awareness led me to venture beyond snowboarding culture and into academic discourse. Motivated by my interest in the Arctic and my desire to meet people, I began traveling to the northernmost regions of the earth to spend time with the indigenous people who live there.
When I am surrounded by the whiteness of the snow, the boundaries between the inner and outer world dissolve and the landscape becomes an extension of my mind. In this poetic, almost Zen-like space, neither fully real nor illusory, I am able to connect with my subconscious. In these moments, it feels as if I am liberated from the physical to become pure existence. As I continue my journey north, I experience my connection to the vastness of the universe and understand that I am but a part of this planet.
