Isle Chair

A park at night. A few benches float in the darkness. Step closer, and ripples of light spread across the floor beneath you. Sit down, and a different ripple begins. Stand up, and the movement lingers.

Isle Chair is an installation in which the water-and-light mechanism built into each bench responds to every human movement as ripples on the floor. Approaching, touching, sitting, shifting your posture, standing, walking away — each action generates its own distinct pattern of light. The floor responds quietly and honestly to everything you do.

The name "Isle" is intentional. Multiple benches are placed at a distance from one another, each becoming its own independent center of ripples. When someone sits on another bench across the space, their ripples spread outward too. The patterns meet, overlap, and interfere. The presence of another person arrives as light.

Exhibitions

• Kobe Biennale 2015, Higashi Yuenchi (September 19 – November 1, 2015, evening installation)
• SaloneSatellite 2015, Milan (reference exhibition)
• Shibuyagawa Film Festival, Shibuya Stream (September 2018)