"I went to an exhibition with some like-minded people where anyone can become a professional photographer."
I was very curious about the Isamu Noguchi Discovery Trail, so I went there the other day.
With people I haven't seen in a really long time.
Before I knew it, it had been about two years since I last saw them, and this has been happening more and more recently.
However, the time I spent with these people who knew each other so well and started talking as soon as we met passed by in a flash.
There's always some kind of happening with the people there (including me), so it's interesting and fun to listen to.
I think that "meeting" is important after all.
We had so much to talk about and we had similar interests, so we both decided we wanted to go to the Isamu Noguchi exhibition, and so we went in the gap between events that hadn't been announced yet.
Come to think of it, this was my first time visiting the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno. There are many other art museums and buildings around the area, and I've been there before, but this museum was so impressive that I wondered why it was my first time there, especially considering it has such a conspicuous, large sphere.
The large collection of Isamu Noguchi's creations in the garden was not only impressive, but also beautifully presented, demonstrating the high quality of the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum!
I was especially impressed when I took the photos. I was like, "No way! They turned out so beautifully!" The way the light was adjusted was so shockingly beautiful that it gave me the illusion that my photography skills had improved.
I'm sure there are a ton of things to consider when it comes to how to convey the message, what angle, where to place it, what kind of text to add, and how to present it, but each piece was displayed in the most beautiful and elegant way possible, with the right light hitting it, and I thought to myself, "I'm so glad I came to this exhibition!"
The cup made by Isamu Noguchi looks so good in the photo that it's hard to believe it was taken through glass. The appearance of this cup is exactly what I like, and it's a shame that it's no longer on sale. I love the feel of the clay and the colors. I've recently started taking up pottery, so I've been secretly planning to try making one once I've improved my skills.
When I think of Isamu Noguchi, I only think of his lighting, as I work in interior design, but this time I was captivated by his sculptures.
I don't really understand the sculptures, some made from metal, some made while listening to the voice of stones, and some wonderful ones in the garden (I couldn't take a photo so they're engraved in my mind), but they are all the kind of sculptures that make you want to stay with them forever, and I was moved by them all, as if if I had a sculpture like that in my own home I would always be able to return to my own position. In fact, I didn't want to move? It was a strange place where you could stay all day.
There were so many things about the exhibition that I couldn't help but feel that it was only possible for it to be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, and it's definitely a place I'd like to visit again if the opportunity arises. Listening to the music of Sakanaction's Yamaguchi while touring the exhibition stimulated my imagination through my ears, creating an even more wonderful space.
The only thing I think is that the instruction set was great!
So, I actually wanted to come twice, but in the end the timing was difficult and I gave up after the first time.
Visiting exhibitions with like-minded people.
When we're watching, we're all watching separately, and we wonder if there's any point in us being there together, but I love the sense of empathy we feel after we've finished watching, and it's definitely much more fun and interesting than watching alone.
The way you see things can be completely different, and you may discover things you like or are interested in that you actually don't!
The only way to make an exhibition twice as interesting as it would be on your own is to go with people you get along with.
By the way, there is something that I always make sure to buy when I think, "This exhibition was great!"
It's a catalogue about the exhibition.
The exhibition made me want to know more about Isamu Noguchi and made me more and more interested in him, so of course I bought the paintings this time.
I decorated the catalog with ceramic bookends. They go really well together and I really like them.
(text: Shimazaki)
SHIMAZAKI AYAKO
I loved redecorating and constantly rearranging my room as a child, and before I knew it, 12 years have passed since I started working in interior design. I am the manager of two different interior design shops, and I've recently started working in the e-commerce business. I'm a bundle of curiosity, and although I have a high level of concentration, my persistence is quite low, so I'm secretly worried about writing a blog.