CONTENTS 03
TWEET/つぶやき
Title
今月のつぶやき(学生) 「金沢市21世紀美術館に行ってきました~」
- 2023-08-01
- diary
CONTENTS 03
TWEET/つぶやき
兼六園にも行ってきました~
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Title: "I visited the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa!"
Hello! I'm Tsuji, a fourth-year university student.
In ancient China, there was a torture method where water drops were continuously dripped onto the forehead. One or two drops might not bother much. However, when this happens over and over again, the accumulated stress becomes unbearable, eventually driving a person insane.
In our daily lives, there are plenty of small stressors, like water drops falling on our foreheads. Let's list a few examples:
Darkness. For instance, a closet left slightly open, the darkness of the night, peering into the bottom of a water bottle.
Loss. For example, a broken shampoo bottle, a chipped teacup, a broken wristwatch.
Unexpected events. For example, a reexamination in a health check-up, a sudden heavy rain, the flu.
On the other hand, excessive repetition. For example, an advertising truck repeating the phrase "for example" multiple times in a sentence.
These unnatural occurrences are ordinary events that happen daily, and we don't usually (at least on the surface) feel frightened or down about each one.
But what happens when they continue to happen repeatedly?
Currently, the exhibition "Alex Da Corte: Fresh Hell" is being held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa. I went there too!
Throughout all the displays, there is a constant stream of unnatural depictions. For instance, bread being cooked in an unnatural process (chopping, stuffing into a bag, etc.) until it turns into a shape that can no longer be eaten.
However, the works are designed with familiar images of the American middle class, employing vibrant colors and light-hearted storytelling to make viewers temporarily accept those unnatural elements.
I also swallowed everything and, by the time I left the museum, I felt somewhat down. The sky of Kanazawa I saw after leaving the museum was much bluer than before.
"Alex Da Corte: Fresh Hell" will be running until September 18, 2023. I recommend all of you to visit the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa.
---Translation by ChatGPT---