This long-form generative interactive series, consisting of 105 pieces, confronts the fundamental paradox between being and representation—self and the shadow it casts.
After pressing Play, viewers click anywhere on the canvas, attempting to align the vertical element with its shadow. The system immediately responds by creating a new displacement—perpetually maintaining the gap between object and shadow.
This interaction gives form to a philosophical paradox. Each click initiates a futile attempt at reconciliation, revealing the impossibility of occupying one’s own projection. The work exists in this cycle of approach and evasion, coming to life only through viewer participation.
Without interaction, the work remains dormant. Through participation, the viewer enters a dialogue between intention and impossibility—the very attempt to resolve the discord becomes the conceptual core of the piece.
In true Gen-Conceptualist fashion, the algorithm doesn’t merely illustrate a concept—it enacts it. The code becomes a philosophical argument—each function, a proposition about the nature of self-representation and the impossibility of perfect alignment between being and projection. The viewer’s interaction completes the conceptual loop, shifting their role from observer to collaborator in an ongoing meditation on presence, absence, and the spaces between.
Exhibitions:
- DIG SHIBUYA BYOD² Exhibition, Miyashita Park, Tokyo, Japan (2025).