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Welcome to Palimpsest. Palimpsestへようこそ
EN: Every image carries an unseen voice, softly opening another way of seeing. Welcome — and thank you for visiting. This site is a...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Between memory and forgetting, traces gather like translucent layers. (Do Ho Suh、ス・ドホ)
What do doorknobs, switches, and walls remember when we leave? The Dwelling That Travels A doorknob,taken out of its package,finds its own wayinto someone’s dwelling. Knock, knock —a handle waits to be gripped,swilling gentlyto let the outside air in. An electric switch —click, click —lets power flow,and a lampshadelearns the warmth of light. Perhaps a homedoes not belongto a single, permanent place.It drifts,riding countless waves,yet if you listen carefully,you might hear
AOMARI
Nov 31 min read


The Camouflage Called the Self— The Performance of Existence, and Leigh Bowery as a Mirror (リー・バウリー)
The body itself is art. The spirit resonates with the flesh, glowing as it radiates outward into the world. Leigh Bowery was a being who...
AOMARI
Aug 94 min read


Fragments That Cut the Silence – A Reflection on Rebecca Horn
[ENGLISH] ✍️ Aonami’s Response to Mari’s Mirror There are artworks that speak, and then there are artworks that breathe—Rebecca Horn’s...

Aonami
Aug 54 min read


When Rivers Speak: Animism and the Architecture of CareVenice Architecture Biennale, 2025
[ENGLISH VERSION] Walking through the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, one could feel a quiet turning. Many of the works — from the...

mari
Jun 254 min read


Mike Nelson(マイク・ネルソン)The Asset Strippers (2019)@ Tate Britain (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] A powerful installation at Tate Britain — constructed by partitioning off the museum’s wide corridors, and filling them...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Mike Nelson (マイク・ネルソン) Mirror Infill (2006) @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Mike Nelson (1967–) Mirror Infill (2006) @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK) This installation gave the uncanny sensation of...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Mark Manders(マーク・マンダース)Floorplan with Fake Square Pencil Point (2006)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Floorplan with Fake Square Pencil Point (2006)(Berlin Biennale, 2006) Since the age of eighteen, Manders has been...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Dammi i Colori: Reflections from a Colourful Street in LondonOn Colour, Language, and Community: Reflections from a street in London
[ENGLISH VERSION] In Anri Sala’s Dammi i Colori, the artist invited us to witness how a city’s colour palette can become an act of...

mari
Jun 252 min read


4TH BERLIN BIENNALE “OF MICE AND MEN” (二十日鼠と人間)Berlin Biennale, 2006
[ENGLISH VERSION] 4TH BERLIN BIENNALE “OF MICE AND MEN” (Berlin Biennale, 2006) The 4th Berlin Biennale was directed by a trio: the...

mari
Jun 255 min read


Susan Philipsz(スーザン・フィリップス)Follow Me (2004) Berlin Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Susan Philipsz (1965–) Follow Me (2004) At the far end of Auguststrasse stands the Old Garrison Cemetery. There are...
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Jun 252 min read


Hasan Özgür Top(ハサン・オズグル・トップ)(1967–)The Fall of a Hero (2020)@ Stasi Headquarters, Campus for Democracy (Berlin, Germany)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Turkish-born video artist Hasan Özgür Top (b.1967) is currently based in Istanbul. His work The Fall of a Hero takes...
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Jun 255 min read


DOCUMENTA15 “LUMBUNG”(ドクメンタ15)Kassel, Germany
[ENGLISH VERSION] Held every five years in Kassel, Germany, Documenta has long been acclaimed for its bold and timely curatorial visions....
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Jun 255 min read


Andra Ursuta(アンドラ・ウルスタ) @ 59th ヴェネチア・ビエンナーレ
[ENGLISH VERSION] Andra Ursuta (1979–) @ 59th Venice Biennale A sculpture series inspired by Hollywood sci-fi horror films like Predator...
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Jun 251 min read


Andra Ursuţa(アンドラ・ウルスタ)“Joy Revision” @ David Zwirner (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Andra Ursuţa (1979–) Joy Revision — a series by Romanian-born, New York-based artist Andra Ursuţa — draws inspiration...
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Jun 254 min read


Loukia Alavanou (ルキア・アラヴァヌ) Oedipus in Search of Colonus (2022)@ Greece Pavilion, 59th Venice Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Oedipus in Search of Colonus (2022)@ Greece Pavilion, 59th Venice Biennale What if the setting of Sophocles’ ancient...
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Jun 254 min read


Elisa Giardina Papa (エリサ・ジャルディーナ・パパ) U Scanru: A Disorderly Tale (2022) 59th Venice Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Elisa Giardina Papa (1979–) U Scanru: A Disorderly Tale (2022) 59th Venice Biennale Elisa Giardina Papa — an Italian...
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Jun 256 min read


Peter Blake (ピーター・ブレイク) TIME TRAVELLER @ Waddington Custot (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Internationally renowned since 1967 for his album cover design for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The...
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Jun 252 min read


Jimmie Durham (ジミー・ダーラム) Brown Bear (2017) Venice Biennale 2019
[ENGLISH VERSION] Jimmie Durham (1940–2021) Brown Bear (2017) Venice Biennale 2019 Poet, writer, political activist, performance artist,...
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Jun 252 min read


Chu Yun (チュ・ユン) Soap Piece (2006)
[ENGLISH VERSION] @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK) An installation featuring a reclining female figure on a bed — with a different...
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Jun 251 min read
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