京都を拠点に活動するアーティストグループ。メンバー各々が、映像、立体、ペインティング、建築、デザイン等ジャンルを越え横断的に関わり、その可能性によって生み出される新たな表現をめざす。メンバーは田中英行、市村恵介、古川きくみの3人。Antenna is a group of young Japanese artists who are based in Kyoto. Each of the
group's members has their own special domain such as video, sculpture, illustration, architecture, and design. They aim for a new type of expression which is made possible by this combination.Actually, Antenna is composed of three artists who are active in each particular domain, Hideyuki Tanaka, Keisuke Ichimura and Kikumi Furukawa.
,movie,kyoto,japan,design,Antenna,musicvideo,artThe works of the Japanese artists’ group Antenna tell a complex story about a fictional park called 〉Yamatopia〈. Closely tied to the history of Japan with its long cultural tradition, this tourist attraction is devoted to preserving the country’s many architectonic cultural treasures. Financially unviable, the park, which is as big as a small town, will soon be closed. A few people resolve to stay on anyway. An earthquake occurs, cutting off 〉Yamatopia〈 from the outside world, and in the course of time it develops its own culture, somewhere between tradition and fiction. The video The Advent of Jappy shows cultish acts of worship for a godlike figure called Jappy, which appears in the shape of an oversized stuffed animal that resembles a mouse. The residents of the park pay homage to these spiritual manifestations by performing various rituals. The story, intended as social criticism, oscillates between custom and illusion. There are indications that it is all artificial, such as the way coloured snow blankets the idylliclandscape of 〉Yamatopia〈 and the mythical society that lives there. The garish aesthetic gives us a presentiment of what can happen when a traditional mindset meets up with rapid social progress .
