To make the most of this gigantic work, lighting is a key factor. Ms. Mariko Naito from “KOMOREBI-DESIGN” joins them this time as a lighting designer. She has collaborated with architects on lighting planning. Making a great impact on it as people look at it from the outside, still constant with the inside lighting (colored).

Original lighting 3 on the floor and 2 on the mezzanine are very unique. They look both organic and inorganic. A few light bulbs are floating like steel wire made clouds or like a bunch of lying dead grasses. You will notice that they are not coiled up just anyway but knotted at each point of a loop with care. You notice this when you take a hard look at it. (In the meantime, the lighting on the floor is for sale)

　
It is a revolutionary attempt to have a show at DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA joined by an architect and it is also the natural tide in a certain sense. People sometimes divide Architecture and Art into different categories. An architect is an artist, a businessman, and a skilled expert. Of course, not every architect can be an artist, however, they have some sense of aesthetic and it is a part of their work to think of formative matters. So to speak, their work can be done by applying an artistic sense and intelligence. Besides, they are in a sensitive position these days. They are directing their attention to various genres including commercial facilities, interior design, furniture, product design, and installations. Needless to say, they are not always all-arounders. In the mean time, one of the major factors for success is these curated architects who carry with them a sense of being an artist.

One of the concerns that an organizer has for an art exhibit is what if an artist goes too far on his way and becomes uncooperative or what if an artist loses the conventional wisdom of business. Although some say this is also an aspect of being an artist. On the other hand, an architect is a specialist who plays a roll in society no less than a doctor and a lawyer that have acquired professions. There is a special qualification system for them. Not only do they draft a concept, consider a structure and raw materials but also find out high efficiency in regard to process and push it forward in a rational way as much as possible. They are willing to work on a given exhibit space. It takes a few days for Mr. Okada to work on jammed air-conditioning units on the ceiling making sure of security issues.
　
A way they work at the site is just like as it is, and it makes me realize their wide potential for work. Mr. Okada always lends an ear to others earnestly and he never insists obstinately on anything which can cause stagnation on a project. I feel I am able to witness a construction project that they work calmly on with their client.

I can easily picture all participants including Mr. Okada, staff from his office, Ms. Hasegawa, both graduate and college architecture students, how they do justice to themselves in their fields. Again I would like to express to them my gratitude for the great exhibit!

Kimihiko Okada “Another Geography”
Light Planning: Mariko Naito (Komorebi Design)
Date: February 20th – May 11th, 2008
Open: 11:00 – 20:00
Place: DIESEL DENIM GALLERY AOYAMA
Address: 6-3-3 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 (0)3 6418 5323
Hosted by DIESEL JAPAN
Curator: Masaaki Takahashi (Brizhead)
https://www.diesel.co.jp/denimgallery