Tatsuo Miyajima: Art in You- Order & Drama

This is an exhibition full of colourful digital figures. Each number is paired with a dice next to it. A throw is made once a day and depending on the number thrown, the technician makes changes to the numbers on the wall.

The first floor is a dark space. On each of the four walls of a room is placed a whiteboard of different sizes. The sizes of the boards are 5 x 5, 7 x 7, and 9 x 9. There are lots of flashing numbers on them.

At first, I thought those numbers are flashing in a random sequence. After observing for a really long time, it is found that each number is counting down from 9 to 0. Then it changes color, start counting down from 9 to 0 again. The interesting thing is each number has its own pace counting down. Overall, the board shows us a random flash of numbers, however, each unit is doing well-ordered progress.

I think that this is perhaps the state of life that the author wanted to express. We have a regular daily routine, but it is not uniform and dull. As a whole, it is a colourful and dramatic life.

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