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Mecha Installation by Kawamori Shoji in Mangasia at Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France

Barbican Centre and Kawamori Shoji2018/2018

Barbican Centre

Barbican Centre
London, United Kingdom

The Mecha installation was specially commissioned by the Barbican and Pentagram as a special motion-controlled digital installation, in collaboration with venerated Mecha designer Kawamori Shoji. Imagining a not-so-distant future in which supersized robots are used for the construction of cities, Pentagram created a building-sized robot named ‘Mechasobi’, Japanese for robot play.

Installation photo of Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics, a Barbican International Enterprises exhibition, on tour at Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France (30 June-16 September 2018)

This work features in Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics, a Barbican International Enterprises exhibition, curated by Paul Gravett. Mangasia presents a vivid journey through the art of Comics and visual storytelling across Asia. From its historical roots to the most recent digital innovations, the exhibition looks to popular Japanese ‘Manga’ and beyond, highlighting key creators, characters and publications.

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  • Title: Mecha Installation by Kawamori Shoji in Mangasia at Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France
  • Creator: Barbican Centre, Kawamori Shoji
  • Date: 2018/2018
  • Location Created: France
  • Type: Photography
  • Rights: Nicolas Joubard
  • Medium: Photography
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