The Palais de Glace is old, I learn – inaugurated in 1910, the space originally served as a social club and ice-rink. Unfortunately for me, I am not able to read Japanese, but this doesn’t stop me from appreciating the aesthetic intensity on display. I stop to read the artist’s statement on the wall, and then make my way into the first room. But the human being ages with its passing.”The crux of the artist’s work lies under the dome of the Palais: hundreds of paper cylinders inscribed with the names of 790 Japanese immigrants. As I walk past security and towards Hamano Ryuho’s exhibition, I take a deep breath.

Source: The Bubble August 08, 2016 03:22 UTC