Exhibition Venue 1 - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Image courtesy of Anna Isopo | Arte Borgo Gallery
ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Curated by Anna Isopo
From July 5th to 28th, 2023
Rome, Italy
Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹 - Exhibition Venue 1 - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Image courtesy of Anna Isopo | Arte Borgo Gallery
I had the privilege of displaying my artwork at the ENIGMI exhibition held at the Arte Borgo Gallery in Rome, Italy. I am truly honored to have my artwork exhibited in this beautiful gallery. The artworks of the artists exhibited alongside are extraordinarily beautiful and refined. I am deeply grateful for this invaluable opportunity.

イタリアのローマにある Arte Borgo Gallery にて開催された ENIGMI 展に作品を出展いたしました。私はこの美しいギャラリーに作品を展示いただいたことを光栄に思います。一緒に展示されているアーティストの方々の作品も非常に美しく洗練されています。貴重な機会をいただき、心より感謝申し上げます。
Exhibition Venue 2 - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Image courtesy of Anna Isopo | Arte Borgo Gallery
Enigmi, this is the title chosen for the exhibition that will take place from 5 to 28 July at the Arte Borgo Gallery. The exhibition intends to underline the peculiarities of international artists through their vision of complex and marginal art.
Anna Isopo - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Image courtesy of Anna Isopo | Arte Borgo Gallery
Through works dictated by their own personality, each artist expresses their own sense of freedom represented by a sometimes imaginary and sometimes real dimension.
Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹 - Exhibition Venue 2 - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery
Image courtesy of Anna Isopo | Arte Borgo Gallery
The exhibition features the artworks of: Renate Anding, Axel Becker, Hanne Biedilae, Filipa Correira, Milène Evers, Antonio Esposito, Marion Förster, Monika Hartl, Konrad Hellfeuer, Masaki Hirokawa, Winnie Ks Hui, Andrea Montagnana, Albina Rolsing, Adriana Setter, Emma Testa, Alida Velea.
Archetypus / 元型 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Archetypus / 元型
Jul 2020 / 80 x 60 cm (Height x Width)

This piece replicates a woman wearing a bird mask, conveying the theme of "repetition and a return to archetypes," which captures the essence of human life in society. Humans form orderly societies as a means of controlling chaos, making law and order a prerequisite for human civilization. The artwork depicts how the coexistence of chaos and order creates a repetitive cycle, much like the reflections found in opposing mirrors. The mask symbolizes a sociable personality and represents how human coexistence can result in an endless repetition of patterns, much like the reflections found in opposing mirrors.

この作品では「原型への回帰と反復」というテーマに沿って、鳥の仮面を被った女性を繰り返し複製しています。これは人間の持つ熾烈な願望を表現しています。狂気を支える論理がアート作品または人類の文明には必要不可欠であり、作家にとって論理は感覚を抑える手段に過ぎないため、両者の共存が合わせ鏡のような反復を生むことになります。そこには終焉がなく、ただ入れ子構造になった世界がループしているのみです。人類の歴史や文化、戦争、紛争、そして宇宙もこのようにして構築されて来たのではないでしょうか。
Uriel / 静謐な世界 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Uriel / 静謐な世界
May 2020 / 80 x 60 cm (Height x Width)

This artwork was produced as a prayer for the hope that a world of tranquility and peace could come to the people of the world. As this world, in an attempt to be reborn, changed shape in massive ways, it generated fearsome, heaving waves in which various cultures, commerce, systems of distribution, and many countless, irreplaceable lives were lost. The feelings that can be experienced from this artwork are sorrow, supplication, a spirit of compassion, and finally, hope.

この作品は静謐な世界が人々の元に訪れるよう祈念し制作されました。世界は大きく形を変えながら生まれ変わろうとし、その激しいうねりの中で様々な文化、商業、流通、そしてかけがえのない数多の命が失われました。この作品から感じ取れるのは、哀しみと祈り、慈しみの心、そして希望です。
Bodhisattvas of the Earth / 地湧の手 by Masaki Hirokawa / 廣川政樹
Bodhisattvas of the Earth / 地湧の手
Mar 2020 / 60 x 80 cm (Height x Width)

As the world was plunged into the coronavirus pandemic, sorrowful thoughts and ideas permeated the city. Shrines were devoid of water ladles, and supermarket shelves were emptied. The world was on the brink of a new rebirth, and I found myself pondering the role that art could play in this changing landscape. As I absorbed the ideas surging from the earth, my mind became pure and innocent, allowing me to channel my thoughts into this artwork. In the end, the theme that remained was "supplication."

世界がコロナ禍に入った時、街中からあらゆる悲しい想念が流れ込んで来ました。神社からは柄杓がなくなり、スーパーの棚は空になりました。世界は新しく生まれ変わろうとしていました。アートがそのような世界で持つ役割は何か悩み、考え続け、大きな世界のうねりより受けた想念を濾過するように、無心で作品に投影し続けました。そして最後に残ったのは「祈り」でした。
The Arte Borgo Gallery is located in Rome, at the heart of the Rione Borgo, just a stone's throw away from the Vatican City.
Rione Borgo, a small neighborhood in Rome, has for years retained its popular character, still tied to the past with many shops and craftsmen. It is precisely here that Anna Isopo, the President of the Association and a passionate gallery owner, works to promote, enhance, and spread Art and Culture in all its forms, contributing to the cultural life of the city.
The Arte Borgo Gallery space becomes an exhibition center for solo or group exhibitions, welcoming dynamic projects, events, and cultural manifestations curated by Art Manager Alessandra Esposito, favoring Art in all its expressions.
Thanks to the professionalism of expert and creative curators, Arte Borgo Gallery provides artists with the opportunity to have their Art appreciated throughout the exhibition process, from the selection of works to the promotion of the event.
In love with Art and proud of the historical setting that characterizes this place, with a strong link between the past and the contemporary, this Space will welcome you even just to stop and reflect in front of the vision of the exhibited works.
Flyer - ENIGMI - Arte Borgo Gallery

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