This zone presents works of interactive art, stills, model figurines and animation. The works showcased have all been selected for their technical virtuosity and sophistication. Despite the advanced technology and modern techniques utilized in the realization of these works, they are nonetheless deeply rooted in Japanese history and possess a strong sense of traditional Japanese craftsmanship.

I AGAINST I, 2002
NAGATO Tetsuya
Created using images from the artist’s hometown of Tokyo, this work embodies the theme of polarity and integration. It blends realistic and surrealistic images, organic and inorganic forms in an elaborate composition. Eschewing cutting-edge technology for a more orthodox collage technique, this work suggests that
technology is only a means to an end.

Imaginary・Numbers 2006
Image / Installation
KIMOTO Keiko
This work explores organic and biological dynamics using a nonlinear mathematical model, a subject that the artist has been researching for many years. As the particles dance dynamically in the visual space created by the mathematical model, we are reminded of social and natural phenomena, such as themes of ‘the individual and the group’ or ‘the part and the whole’. The excellence of this work is facilitated by the latest computer technology, but above all it is the result of a keen artistic sensibility.

Archangel, 1999
KISHI Keisuke’s fantastical three-dimensional figures draw on a diverse range of themes, making reference to the Japanese Edo period, robots, insects, sea creatures and so on. His creations have an arts-and-crafts feel that frees his work from the clichéd ‘futurism’ that characterizes so many figurines today. In his unique art, the chronological divergence between the traditional and contemporary, the future and prehistory is all compressed into one dimension, thus giving birth to strangely anachronistic-looking artworks.