PROJECT INFORMATION
Project ID: p2205_sakoku_sd
Title (EN): Exhibition design for [Unlearning Language]
Subtitle (EN): Dismantling Understandings
Title (JP): 「アンラーニング・ランゲージ」展示空間デザイン
Subtitle (JP): 理解の解体
Date: Nov.2022 - Jan.2023
Copyright: SUNAKI
Keywords: YCAM

SUMMARY (EN)
As part of YCAM’s ongoing “Walled Garden” project, SUNAKI designed the exhibition space for Lauren Lee McCarthy & Kyle McDonald: Unlearning Language. The project explores, through technology, the tensions and interdependencies between closed systems and open dialogue.

SUMMARY (JP)
YCAMが継続的に行っている鎖国 [Walled Garden] プロジェクトの一環で開催された「ローレン・リー・マッカーシー カイル・マクドナルド アンラーニング・ランゲージ」展における空間デザイン。鎖国 [Walled Garden] プロジェクトは、テクノロジーを通じて閉じられたシステムとオープンな対話の可能性を探求することを目的としている。

FULL TEXT (ORIGINAL MARKDOWN)
"Unlearning Language" examines the possibilities and limitations of communication through language, presenting works that explore the relationship between technology and dialogue. SUNAKI created a spatial experience by using large mesh tarpaulin partitions in the foyer to organically divide the space and establish a linear flow. This design encourages viewers to engage with the artworks from different perspectives as they move through the exhibition, gradually understanding the theme of the Walled Garden project. The design aims to deepen the interaction between the audience and the artworks, facilitating an experience of "unlearning" and progressively challenging the conventional framework of language.

「アンラーニング・ランゲージ」は、言語を通じたコミュニケーションの可能性と限界に焦点を当て、テクノロジーと対話の関係性を探る作品群で構成されている。 ホワイエ空間にはメッシュターポリンを使用した大きな間仕切りを配置し、導線を単線的に設定することで、鑑賞者が展示を通じて徐々に鎖国 [Walled Garden] プロジェクトのテーマを理解していけるような空間体験を企図している。

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| Credit                        |                                                                                                                                            |
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| Space Design                  | SUNAKI／Toshikatsu Kiuchi + Taichi Sunayama + Gaishi KUDO, Clarence NG*                                                                    |
| Signage Design                | SUNAKI／Taichi Sunayama + Mio Kawakubo + Takuma Shiozaki                                                                                   |
| Signage Production            | Eiichi ISHII, Manaka KURODA, Hideo KASHITANI, Yuya HIROTA                                                                                  |
| Signage Production Management | Tomoya Watanabe*                                                                                                                           |
| Curators                      | Keina KONNO*, Akiko TAKESHITA*, Yohei MIURA*, Clarence NG*                                                                                 |
| Coordination                  | Hikari FUKUCHI*                                                                                                                            |
|                               | YCAM Staff Noted staff are indicated with an asterisk (*)                                                                                  |
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| Exhibition Information        |                                                                                                                                            |
| Exhibition Title              | SAKOKU[Walled Garden] Project, Lauren Lee McCarthy & Kyle McDonald: Unlearning Language, New Performance In collaboration with YCAM        |
| Exhibition Period             | November 12, 2022 (Sat) – January 29, 2023 (Sun)                                                                                           |
| Venue                         | Yamaguchi Center For Arts and Media [YCAM]                                                                                                 |
| Website                       | [SAKOKU [Walled Garden] Project Archive Exhibition](https://www.ycam.jp/en/events/2022/archive-exhibiton-of-sakoku-walled-garden-project/) |

