Comment by the artist / 作家コメント
※This work depicts the two landscapes that inspired its creation. One is the newly completed Ashio Copper Mine Memorial Hall, and the other is the deteriorating memorial for the Korean forced labourers at Ashio Copper Mine and the plaque listing the names of the 73 victims. The contrast between the two landscapes symbolises the destruction of history and discrimination. The paint represents the sunlight filtering through the trees in the forest.
* The go board used as material for the work symbolises the connection between my father and me. During the creation of this work, I learned that the company where my father worked, Fuji Electric, was part of the Furukawa Zaibatsu conglomerate. I wanted to incorporate this connection into the work, as it is something I have been involved with throughout my life. This work is also a sequel to an earlier video work titled ‘Playing Go with My Father.’ This work is also a sequel to an earlier video work titled ‘Playing Go with My Father.’
※制作の動機となった二つの風景を表す作品。一つは落成したばかりの足尾銅山記念館、一つは森の中で朽ちている足尾銅山朝鮮人強制連行犠牲者慰霊碑と犠牲者７３名が記された銘板。二つの風景の落差が歴史の破壊と差別を表していると考えている。ペイントは森の中の木漏れ日を表している。
※作品の素材使われた碁盤は父と私の繋がりを示す。今回の制作中に父が勤めた富士電機が古河財閥の系列企業であることを知った。今回のテーマに自分自身が人生を通じて関係していることを作品内に残そうとしている。最初期の作品に「父と対局」というビデオ作品がありその続編としての側面もある。