A book with no name.
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2020

Cedar wood, wood panel, acrylic paint. The materials used in this work do not include paper or thread, which are considered essential in book production.

A thick book stands out against the white wall. The blue cover is probably made of leather, and there are a few small marks of dust visible. It also looks like a thick dictionary.

"Imagine" is a work that cuts out only the edge of a book, in contrast to "Book-Composition," which uses the spine of a book as its subject. The vertical grain of the cedar wood used is mysterious because it looks like the edge of a book. The grain pattern is left as it is, making the most of the material, and only the minimum amount of carving and coloring is applied to create the appearance of a book.

Despite the dynamic material, the book's authenticity is apparent in the details, such as the faint lines at the edge of the book that are barely visible to the naked eye, and the carvings on the top surface that become stronger as you move from the fore-edge to the spine. This can only be achieved by an author who has a physical understanding of books.

The author has left the following message about this work:

Just as books express various things, I imagine various things as books. This imagination allows me to discover new aspects of books. Even now, I feel that books are limitless.
——From the solo exhibition “Imagine something to be a book” in 2020