"Lost and found" traditionally refers to a space for storing misplaced items until they can be reclaimed by their owners. The exhibition draws inspiration from the concept of lost property, exploring themes of retrieval and possession.
‘ Amfortas! Die Wunde! Die Wunde! Sie brennt in meinem Herzen! O, Klage! Klage! Furchtbare Klage! Aus tiefstem Herzen schreit sie mir auf.
Oh! Oh! Elender! Jammervollster! Die Wund sah’ ich bluten.
Parsifal, Act II
Oh! Oh! Elender! Jammervollster! Die Wund sah’ ich bluten.
Parsifal, Act II
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The
will of rebellion against these hidden and prescriptive powers is the fountain
of contemporary goth, which traditionally has a self-destructive and ephemeral
quality, however, while also connotating an elusive and complicated structure.
It is not an actual/simplified form like Dracula, a werewolf, diseases, drugs or terrorism, but a desire for a complex modern society.
Contemporary goth implies a quiet resistance towards social representations. Referencing the absence of history, it is akin to gazing into a three-sided mirror, a vision replete with a myriad number of diffuse reflections.’
- Ritsuki Fujisaki
It is not an actual/simplified form like Dracula, a werewolf, diseases, drugs or terrorism, but a desire for a complex modern society.
Contemporary goth implies a quiet resistance towards social representations. Referencing the absence of history, it is akin to gazing into a three-sided mirror, a vision replete with a myriad number of diffuse reflections.’
- Ritsuki Fujisaki
2-2-10, Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan