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以【未来游牧民】为题的作品

此次的作品，是我与制作Anudo人偶的小野原誠先生和MOE女士，以及化妆品牌Fiveism by THREE的HIROKI先生之间的三方合作。

我制作了展台和人物的衣服（皮革，和纸）。
我对Anudo公司制作的人偶所特有的身体结构很感兴趣，并提出想为人偶制作服装，这是故事的开始。随后HIROKI先生也参与了进来，完成了整个制作。

概念
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PRISONERS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION
A DEVOA INSTALLATION by Daisuke Nishida
For Leisure Center Store, Vancouver, Canada

The installation consists of five different humanoid forms which represent the possible evolution of humanity in the coming years perhaps in a time where we have left Earth and travelled out to the stars.
The figures are displayed in poses that represent a juxtaposition between future and tradition, the fluid and dynamic nature of the human spirit, our evolutionary urge to change and progress and the rigidity of our physical forms.
The figures are represented as captive and chained physically even as they retain a sense of movement and hope in their expressions and physicality.

The installation was partially inspired by the work of Canadian filmmaker and photographer Gregory Colbert and his "Ashes and Snow" project. Daisuke first saw his "Nomadic Museum" exhibition in Tokyo some ten years ago and was impressed by the people he showed and the textures he captured on film.
Daisuke wanted to create similar natural-looking textures like those of earthen walls and Japanese traditional "washi" paper and then apply them to futuristic garments and designs. To bring these traditional textures and designs into the far future.

To represent the future of humanity he commissioned five original figures from Japanese artist and designer Motonari Ono.
Daisuke has always been an admirer of the figures created by Ono, not only because they are mysteriously
gender-fluid but also because there is something quite futuristic and insect-like about them, as if they represent the next stage of human evolution, possibly how we may look after we have spent many years living far out in the deep space of the cosmos.
For their clothing he sourced natural materials such as leather from the Guidi Atelier in Italy and traditional Japanese "Washi" paper from the famous Awagami paper factory in Shikoku, Japan.

The design for the faces of the figures has been created as a collaboration with Fiveism x Three : a gender-fluid life-style brand from Japan.
[ https://www.fiveism-x-three.com ]

Their appearance was designed by Fiveism Creative Director Rie Omoto and Official Make-up Artist Hiroki Sato. They wanted to create a vision of a coming race of gender-fluid warriors, beyond the merely human, lost, adrift in deep space.
In this time the human race have already left behind the traditional skin tones and are now colored silver, copper and gold. Even though they are no longer connected to the Earth they still have the five Earth elements painted on their faces in futuristic "kanji" representing fire, wind, earth, air and water as a reminder of the place that they have left behind.

这个系列作品在加拿大温哥华的概念店LEISURE CENTER进行了展示。
LEISURE CENTER是一个有着巨大空间的商业设施，里面有国际一线品牌的服装，精心挑选的书籍，生活用品，护肤品，艺术品，音响设备，还有一个精选咖啡豆的咖啡店（尤其这里的生巧克力是我的最爱）。
[ https://leisure-center.com ]

这家店已经成为了文化遗产，建筑物的地面上至今还残留着古老的画作。
店内面积有500平方米，分上下两层，顾名思义，可以玩一整天，是在日本看不到的巨大空间。
我不认为世界上有很多商店会如此精挑细选陈列的产品。
这是我第一次去温哥华，虽然有些紧张，但这里亚裔人口很多，城市也非常漂亮，是一个自然与都市很好融合的美妙地方。

摄影家LEN先生这次也与我们同行，展示了他的作品。
LEN先生负责拍摄了DEVOA/CROMAGNON，以及个人展的所有产品，他本人在日本各地都做影展。

最令我们惊讶的是来自LEISURECENTER的主人夫妇的热情款待。
我们的展览持续了将近2个月，在我们到访的3天时间里，包括住宿，以及早中晚三餐，他们照顾了我们的一切。在我们离开温哥华之际，他们还为我们准备了餐食和很多的纪念品。

这次的旅行我们收获了很多东西，其中最重要的是金钱买不到的珍贵的友谊。这次旅程让我终生难忘。
马森先生，马森太太，我从心底里感谢你们。

Created: 2019
First Exhibited: Leisure Center（Vancouver, Canada）
Material: Japanese paper, calf leather, brass, wood
Size: H50cm x W40cm x 40cm　5 bodies