11:00〜20:00(Last admission at 19:45 Open every Wednesday at 14:00)
会場
LOCATION
Seiko Seed WITH HARAJUKU 1F, 1-14-30 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
An installation showcasing the wisdom and craft of creators who confront the power of timepieces
Watches have served as our constant companions, keeping time in our daily lives. At this very moment, all kinds of watches and clocks owned by various people around the world are dutifully marking the hours, minutes, and seconds to provide that essential information that is indispensable for human life: time.
Seiko has continuously honed its proprietary technologies to pursue the fundamental function of watches: telling time. In the process, we have reaffirmed that there are added dimensions like beauty, ingenuity, and enjoyment, offering new charms that extend beyond their fundamental function of telling time.
This exhibition, titled Forest of Mechanisms, focuses on this idea that the “appeal of watches lies beyond their functionality.”
11:00〜20:00(Last admission at 19:45 Open every Wednesday at 14:00)
会場
LOCATION
Seiko Seed WITH HARAJUKU 1F, 1-14-30 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
BRAND / CREATOR
SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION
Since its founding in 1881, Seiko has upheld its founder’s philosophy of being “Always one step ahead of the rest,” continuing to introduce numerous innovative timepieces, including Japan’s first wristwatch and the world’s first quartz watch.
Through our tireless pursuit of innovation, we will continue to strive to create products of high emotional value that bring trust and inspiration to people and society, and fill the world with smiles .
This creator group is a collaboration between SPLINE DESIGN HUB and siro, with a shared vision to integrate design and engineering. They form an elite team of six members, including external collaborators, each with a distinct area of expertise. United by their pursuit of “beautiful movement through robotics,” they bring together a rich tapestry of skills and knowledge. Their team of designers, engineers, artists, and researchers explore new frontiers of creativity, harnessing collective wisdom and amplifying each other’s ideas to uncover unprecedented possibilities.
Born in Japan in 1981, Kosei Komatsu is an artist who began creating works focused on natural physical phenomena as a member of the artist group "Atelier OMOYA" after graduating from the Department of Architecture at Musashino Art University in 2004 and completing his postgraduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2006. He became an independent artist in 2014.
Starting with an interest in "floating" and "birds," Komatsu currently develops works that focus on "lightness," "movement," and "light." He has exhibited his works in museums and also creates spatial productions in large commercial facilities.
In 2022, he was appointed as a specially appointed associate professor in the Department of Architecture at Musashino Art University.