Hecomi Archaeology

Hecomi Archaeology
– Forms from the past –

Silhouettes of ancient structural remnants are reproduced with modern materials and newly molded. Through their shape, this series shines light on their hidden history.

Hecomi Study for Museum Rotterdam
the Netherlands
– Shape from 10th century

(commission work)

Compressed PVC, Hinges, Screw
142 x 108 x 111 cm
2012

With the cooperation of the Archaeological Team of Rotterdam (BOOR), we visited an archaeological site in Rotta, which is the birthplace of Rotterdam and was a residential area around the 10th century. At that time, I was fascinated by a structure of willow branches that appeared 10m underground and was used to reinforce the clay walls of a farmhouse. A sculpture created with that very shape as its motif is housed in the Museum Rotterdam as a symbol of the 1000 years of history from that point in time to the present.

遺跡の凹み– 過去から来たかたち –

 遺構などのシルエットを現代の素材で再現し、新たに造形する。その形を通して、埋もれていた歴史に光をあてるシリーズ。
 ロッテルダム市埋蔵遺跡発掘チーム(BOOR)の協力により、ロッテルダム市の起源である10世紀頃の居住地ロッタの遺跡発掘現場を訪れた。その際、地中10mで姿を現した、農家土壁の補強に用いられた、柳の枝による構造体に魅せられた。その形をモチーフとして制作した彫刻は、当時から現在に至る1000年の歴史の象徴として、ロッテルダム歴史美術館に収められている。

Hecomi Archaeology
– Forms from the past –

Silhouettes of ancient structural remnants are reproduced with modern materials and newly molded. Through their shape, this series shines light on their hidden history.

Hecomi Study for Museum Rotterdam
the Netherlands
– Shape from 10th century

(commission work)

Compressed PVC, Hinges, Screw
142 x 108 x 111 cm
2012

With the cooperation of the Archaeological Team of Rotterdam (BOOR), we visited an archaeological site in Rotta, which is the birthplace of Rotterdam and was a residential area around the 10th century. At that time, I was fascinated by a structure of willow branches that appeared 10m underground and was used to reinforce the clay walls of a farmhouse. A sculpture created with that very shape as its motif is housed in the Museum Rotterdam as a symbol of the 1000 years of history from that point in time to the present.

遺跡の凹み– 過去から来たかたち –

 遺構などのシルエットを現代の素材で再現し、新たに造形する。その形を通して、埋もれていた歴史に光をあてるシリーズ。
 ロッテルダム市埋蔵遺跡発掘チーム(BOOR)の協力により、ロッテルダム市の起源である10世紀頃の居住地ロッタの遺跡発掘現場を訪れた。その際、地中10mで姿を現した、農家土壁の補強に用いられた、柳の枝による構造体に魅せられた。その形をモチーフとして制作した彫刻は、当時から現在に至る1000年の歴史の象徴として、ロッテルダム歴史美術館に収められている。