Title of work: Imaginary Dream / 虚数の夢
Year of creation: Oct 2020
Dimensions: 65 x 106 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
Year of creation: Oct 2020
Dimensions: 65 x 106 cm (Height x Width)
Medium: Digital Media
Technique: Photo collage
This artwork encapsulates the notion that the world, perceived as 'reality' by our eyes, is in truth a mere illusion, a virtual image, with the boundary between these two realms harboring mystery and beauty. The ancient philosopher Plato depicted humans as prisoners confined in a cave, mistaking shadows cast by the world of ideas, illuminated by shafts of sunlight, for reality. However, what truly matters is not the truth itself, but the hope people hold onto, their zest for life, their sorrows, and even their follies. For God embraces all humanity, bestowing his love equally and justly.
私達の目に映る「現実」と思われる世界は、実像ではなく虚像であり、その境目にこそ神秘や美が潜むという思想がこの作品に込められています。過去の哲学者プラトンは、人間は洞窟の中に閉じ込められた囚人であり、洞窟に差し込む太陽の光がイデアの世界の影を壁に映し出し、それを現実と錯覚していると述べています。しかし大切なのは真実ではなく、人々が持つ希望であり、生きる喜びであり、そして悲しみや愚かさでさえも、神は愛をもって平等に人々を包み込んでくださっています。
