Medium and Dimension: Plastic
Curation | Nakao Takuya
Navigation | Okumura Yuki
Gamemaking | Morita Hiroaki, Nakagiri Shihomi, Nakao Takuya, Ohzawa Takumi, Okawa Tomoaki, Okumura Yuki, Shinoda Rin, Soutome Teppei, Suenaga Fuminao, Tachi Misaki, Toyoshima Yasuko, Yamabe Lei, Yoshida Hiroto
Gameplaying | Akasaka Itsuki, Canon Kobari, Chikama Haruhi, Daito Chishitsu, Doi Yusei, Endo Mizuki, Endo Soma, Fuchitani Sadaka, Goryo Anbutsu, Hara Shinga, Hatauchi Minari, Hirakata Sora, Hirata Aoi, Hiratsuka Takuto, Hotta Maho, Ishii Sunao, Jimbo Yuhei, Kago Tatsuki, Kaneda Mio, Karasawa Marie, Kasuga Harukichi, Kawamura Ami, Kikuno Takara, Kimura Sakura, Koga Fuwa, Koga Misaki, Koka Haruto, Komine Atsuro, Konaka Miame, Konkaba Akakujira, Kurasawa Hibiki, Kuribayashi Maho, Lee Donggyun, Maeda Akihito, Masuo Tatsuki, Matsui Takamasa, Midori Yasashi, Mike Yuji, Mikuchi Judai, Mita Kohei, Miyakodaira Genshin, Morino Honoka, Morita Hiroaki, Mukaiyama Misa, Murayama Kaede, Nakagiri Shihomi, Nakao Takuya, Ninomiya Tomoka, Nishida Tsumugi, Numa Chizimi, Obi Sotatu, Obuchi Hideto, Ochiai Yui, Ogawa Tsumugi, Ohzawa Takumi, Okawa Tomoaki, Okumura Yuki, Omori Kosuke, Onuma Ayane, Oyaide Akiharu, Sagawa Nana, Saito Ruri, Sakamaki Kaede, Sato Haruto, Seki Moeri, Shiguchi Issei, Shiho Yurina, Shimabukuro Riko, Shimamoto Kosaku, Shinoda Rin, Shinsuna Shumiji, Shirai Shoutaro, Shitto Shikoka, Sogawa Akari, Sorakuzu Reishi, Soutome Teppei, Suenaga Fuminao, Sugawara Kiyono, Suihai Ikoji, Suzuki Mirai, Tabuse Yasuhiro, Tachi Misaki, Takamura Hinako, Takeda Nanoka, Takeguchi Mawaru, Takeu Betsugi, Tanaka Tatsuya, Tasaka Ume, Tekkin Rei, Toda Mayo, Tokiyama Sakura, Toyama Yoshiya, Toyoshima Yasuko, Tsuda Mao, Tsunakawa Chisato, Uchiyama Sara, Xiang Zichan, Yabe Erika, Yanagita Ryota, Yoshida Hiroto, Yoshizawa Miki
Revolving around the notion of “plastic” (that which is formable, that which is malleable), Medium and Dimension: Plastic is an attempt to “form” both artworks and the exhibition itself on site. The project takes place at CS-Lab, located within the premises of Tokyo Zokei University.
In the conventions of “plastic arts,” such as painting and sculpture, “forming” is understood as manipulating matter into a fixed form according to the maker’s will. However, by revisiting the intrinsic multiplicity of plasticity, this exhibition frames it as a contingent process in which one of the innumerable potential forms latent within the material happens to be concretized. Moreover, not only the forms of the artworks but also the methods of production, the relationships between curator and artist, and the spatial arrangements—all elements of the exhibition—are treated as formable and malleable.
The venue, CS-Lab, is a space operated and used autonomously by students, independently of the formal university framework. In this circular space, not only students but also faculty members, administrative and facilities staff, and visitors from outside have developed a rich field of learning beyond their usual titles.
Navigating multiple social personas such as critic/practitioner, curator/artist, editor, translator, researcher, and educator, Nakao Takuya and Okumura Yuki have both explored the relationship between a rule- or instruction-based, “game”-like working procedure and its resulting forms that manifest differently each time the procedure is “played,” with reference to various art-historical frameworks. In this project, the two conceived a situation in which people present at the same time and place would engage in the act of “forming” while circulating among multiple positions.
Medium and Dimension: Plastic is an attempt to realize both artwork production and exhibition installation at once, by having multiple participants play nine “word games” and ten “form games,” thereby generating an unprecedented creative spiral.
Dates | November 4 (Tue.)–November 29 (Sat.), 2025
Opening hours｜11:00-19:00
*Classes and student activities may take place concurrently with the exhibition.
Closed｜Sundays and November 26 (Wed.)
Venue | CS-Lab
Building 9, Tokyo Zokei University, 1556 Utsunuki-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0992
Pre-exhibition events:
Let Us Know Your Game
Introductory session: October 2 (Thur.), 17:30–19:30 at CS-Lab
Submission period: October 1 (Wed.)–17 (Fri.)
Send us your own ‘word games’ or ‘form games’.
Let Us Play Your Game
October 27 (Mon.), 28 (Tue.), 29 (Wed.), 30 (Thu.), 31 (Fri.), November 1 (Sat.)
17:30-19:30 *Except November 1, 13:00-16:00
Join us to together activate everyone’s games.
Public talk:
What is “Plastic”? — Exploring Formation and Transformation
Ito Asa (aesthetician) × Nakao Takuya × Okumura Yuki
November 8 (Sat.) 15:00–17:00
*Japanese language only
Organizer｜Medium and Dimension Executive Committee
Co-organizer｜CS-Lab
Support｜Arts Council Tokyo (Startup Grant)