"one against 1"
Atsushi Suzuki / Kappa
2004.06.12
one against series
This is a series of events planned to be held at art space tetra starting from June 12th 2004. The basic concept is for an artist and musician to appear at the same time in the same space on the 1st floor of artspace tetra. Within a specified time, a live music performance and the creation of an artwork will occur live before a paying audience. The finished artwork will then be exhibited at tetra for a period thereafter. One of the aims of the series is to make public the actual making/execution of an artwork and or music performance. Artists and musicians will set up/souncheck before the audience. The artists/musicians may collaborate or they may totally ignore each other. All space is open and no space is to be relegated prior. The audience will see the physical completion of an artwork.
Atsushi Suzuki http://homepage.mac.com/atsushi33/Menu1.html
KAPPA http://www.kappa.nu/
[director] Shayne Bowden (deterra)
[DM design] attic associates
Suzuki Atsushi is a video/installation artist based in Northern Kyushu. His work utilises basic everyday materials, commodities and spaces. Suzuki has a unique ability to create an aesthetic awareness of what we see, consume and generally take for granted. Mr Suzuki appeared and created an installation at art space tetra for the first 'one against' on Saturday June 12th 2004. His work then ran as an exhibition entitled 'art space Suzuki Atsushi (A.S.S.A.)' at tetra from June 13th until June 26th.
Appearing at the same was noise musician KAPPA. KAPPA has been involved in the avant-garde music scene in Fukuoka for sometime and is respected by various musicians and noise enthusiasts throughout Japan. His improvised performance for 'one against 1' continued for an hour. He used various analog effects and readymade objects.
Suzuki walked around the first floor covering the walls with thumb tacks. He then connected a video installation that played images of him pricking his hand with tacks. A looped voice recording of him saying 'Itai' (Ouch!) played continuously during the exhibition.
