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Japanese artist Toshihiro Komatsu (b. 1966) is known for his works that renew cognitions of phenomena that span the mediums of photography, pavilions (temporary architecture) and site-specific installations. For the exhibition “Aperture—Penetrating a Gaze,” Komatsu showcases the periscope structured “SCOPE” series which allow viewers to experience the contortion between visual sights and spatial cognition, as well as the photographic “CT” series, which disaffirms layers of architectural spaces within a two-dimensional sphere. Hitomi Iwasaki, Curator and Director of Exhibitions at the Queens Museum, New York, coins the nature of Komatsu’s work in two phrases; “the natural desire to visually see objects and phenomena,” and “ porosity, or the gap between vision and cognitive areas related to visions.” Komatsu received his M.F.A. at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School (1993), and his M.S. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture (1999). His works have been showcased in museums including MoMA PS1 (New York) and Queens, Museum of Art (New York) after participating in residency programs in Amsterdam and New York, as well as international art festivals including the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (2012/2015) and Setouchi Triennale (2013) after returning back to Japan.
