AMABIKI VILLAGE AND SCULPTURE

AMABIKI 2011 / YAMAZOE Jun

The Stone Body V -KAIBUTSU-

Black granite
110×120×176 (h)cm

I carve into the stone

From that moment, the presence of the stone becomes increasingly vague

As the stone takes in my strength
Its mass dwindles
Strength and time build up
Indentations gather
Eventually, the sum of them overflows and clusters together

I think that's when my work really begins

I want to feel the presence of a stone that has begun to have its own body

* "V" in the art work name means the fifth of the Roman numerals.

AMABIKI 2008 / YAMAZOE Jun

Form of the mass AMABIKI 2008

Marble
140×134×143 (h)cm

I stare at the stone, and carve the stone.
A chip that flies off, and the dent left behind.
I think as I feel the shock coming back up through my hand:
How far did that one blow reach? How far did it reverberate?

The silent stone.

I wonder what it would be like to shatter the silence the stone keeps.

AMABIKI 2006 / YAMAZOE Jun

KOKU 0602 stage-1

Marble
110×88×76 (h)cm
1300 kg

Force moves towards the stone.
Force is left in the stone and carved into it.
As the stone is carved, no longer able to be contained within,
a revolting force is born that breaks off and turns outward.
I try to take that outward-bound force and redirect it backs inside.
I try to give myself up to the repeated blows
The stone is enfolded, one blow at a time.

THE FIFTH AMABIKI VILLAGE AND SCULPTURE / YAMAZOE Jun

Naked'03-IV

Marble
135×96×96 cm
1500 kg

Humans are living beings who learn. We don't expect to suffer by committing the same mistake twice. In whatever we do, we achieve dramatic improvements. Humans are creatures who learn. Or so you'd think? ? ?.

* "IV" in the art work name means the fourth of the Roman numerals.

THE FOURTH AMABIKI VILLAGE AND SCULPTURE / YAMAZOE Jun

Naked '01-II

Black granite
81×86×127 cm
1000 kg

I end up stripping the stone naked. I can be delighted as I peel away a layer at a time. But it can also be good to just rip it all off. Some stones are shy, some want to undress themselves. Depending on how you do it, you may be disappointed, or you may think, "Wow!" Whichever approach you take, start with a little flirting.

* "II" in the art work name means the second of the Roman numerals.