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Shapes of Transition Shapes of Transition

櫻井隆平 Ryuhei Sakurai Ryuhei Sakurai

旧沢渡館の営業当時の空気感を手がかりに、かつてこの宿に流れていた時間や記憶を、彫刻や映像、音を通じて空間に立ち上げている。地元・吾妻郡出身の自分にとって、この場所の風景は、かつて見てきた温泉街と重なり、制作のきっかけとなった。「上がり湯」という、日常へとゆるやかに戻っていく温泉文化をヒントに、身体と時間のグラデーションを描きながら、加速する現代に、ゆっくりと滞在するような感覚を立ち上げている。

Using the atmosphere of the former Sawatari-kan during its days of operation as a starting point, this installation reconstructs the time and memories that once flowed through the inn, through sculpture, video, and sound. As someone from the Agatsuma District, the scenery of this place overlaps with the hot spring towns I grew up with, becoming a key inspiration for the work. Taking a cue from the culture of “agariyu,” a custom of gradually returning to everyday life after bathing, the piece explores a gradation of body and time, inviting a sense of lingering stillness in contrast to the accelerating pace of the present.

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