Crustal movement

A work from mh PROJECT nyc's presentation of “Hyperdimension” the first solo exhibition in New York for Ai Makita. mh PROJECT nyc describes the show as follows: "Right from the beginning of her career, Makita has represented living things and natural landscapes in her works by using artificial objects made of materials such as metal and plastic (as a motif.). A.I. technology has become a "natural" part of our daily lives and the main concern of Makita’s artwork is to visualize the fluctuating boundaries between natural | artificial, organic | inorganic, digital | analog, material | data.

After experiencing the corona pandemic, Makita recently became very aware of the boundary between "inside" and "outside". Getting information about the outdoors from inside a house, communicating through a screen, staying in one's country without being able to travel abroad freely. This solo exhibition "Hyperdimension" is a site-specific installation consisting of paintings, photos and movies used as a conduit to connect and explore the gap between the inner and outer aspects of Makita’s world.

“Crustal movement” is a large-scale illusory painting consisting of two canvases combined at the corner of the gallery. These canvases are actually both trapezoid but they merge to form a rectangular shape that jumps out from the gallery wall when viewed from a particular point. This painting brings another perspective to the gallery space and confuses the viewer’s senses. The wavy images are suggestive of Japanese earthquakes and Tsunamis, deceiving the viewers as though the image had moved inside the painting."