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100 Colors by Emmanuelle Moureaux
Daniela Louise Heinemann • April 30, 2020
An installation series where the essence of every carefully considered color can be appreciated.
"100 colors" is an installation series began in 2013, which forms space using 100 shades of colors. Emmanuelle wishes to give emotions through colors as she felt from seeing overflowing "colors" in Tokyo when she first visited in 1995. She also wishes to give opportunities for people to see, touch and feel colors with their senses to become more conscious of colors that exist around them.
In "100 colors", Colors are explored in various forms depending on the environment, to maximize the beauty of colors. 100 colors entering the body with a glance triggers a physical response to engage with the sensation of colors. The installation series will continue to travel around the world.
The pictures in this post show "Slices of Time", exhibited in the NOW Gallery in London from February 05 to April 19, 2020. Inspired by the location of the gallery, near to the Greenwich Meridian marking time, "Slices of Time" expresses the past, the now and the future through 168,000 small numbers composing 120 "slices" of time, hanged in the space, as a round representation of the earth floating. Composed of 100 layers of numbers in 100 shades of colors and 20 layers of numbers in white, the installation visualizes the next 100 years to come (2020 to 2119) and the past 20 years (2000 to 2019) represented in white.
"When I first arrived in Tokyo, I was fully fascinated by the colors overflowing on the street. In that very moment, my mind decided to move to Japan. Overwhelming number of store signs, flying electrical cables, and flashes of blue sky framed by various volumes of buildings, created three dimensional “layers” in the city. The flood of various colors pervaded the street built up a complex depth and intensity in the space. These indelible experiences of colors and layers in Tokyo were the inspiration and essence of my design concept of “shikiri”, which means dividing (creating) space with colors. Valuing the emotion inspired from Tokyo, I want to show the beauty of colors to the fullest extent. I also wish to share the feeling of being surrounded by overflowing colors by exhibiting 100 colors, here in the middle of Tokyo. Please come and find your favorite color. "
emmanuelle moureaux (September, 2013)
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www.emmanuelle.jp
@emmanuellemoureaux
ABOUT
Born in France. Living in Tokyo since 1996. Established emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design. Inspired by the layers and colors of Tokyo that built a complex depth and density on the street, and the traditional spatial elements like sliding screens, she has created the concept of "shikiri", which literally means "dividing (creating) space with colors". Using colors as her signature, her works extend to a number of projects, including architectural design for Sugamo Shinkin Bank, space design for ABC Cooking Studio, art installations for UNIQLO and ISSEY MIYAKE, "100 colors" art installation series, and "Forest of Numbers" at The National Art Center, Tokyo. Associate Professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design.
CREDIT
Design: emmanuelle moureaux
Photograph: Charles Emerson
Text: Neoplus Sixten Inc., www.neoplus610.com
www.emmanuelle.jp
@emmanuellemoureaux
ABOUT
Born in France. Living in Tokyo since 1996. Established emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design. Inspired by the layers and colors of Tokyo that built a complex depth and density on the street, and the traditional spatial elements like sliding screens, she has created the concept of "shikiri", which literally means "dividing (creating) space with colors". Using colors as her signature, her works extend to a number of projects, including architectural design for Sugamo Shinkin Bank, space design for ABC Cooking Studio, art installations for UNIQLO and ISSEY MIYAKE, "100 colors" art installation series, and "Forest of Numbers" at The National Art Center, Tokyo. Associate Professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design.
CREDIT
Design: emmanuelle moureaux
Photograph: Charles Emerson
Text: Neoplus Sixten Inc., www.neoplus610.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Daniela Louise Heinemann is the Founder of LIFE IS COLORFUL. Color is her passion for more than a decade and the company name represents her attitude and approach to life. She is inspired by the beauty of nature, design and creativity & motivated by the almost endless opportunities our daily life offers. When she is not working on color topics somewhere in the world, she is likely creating a new recipe in her kitchen, out for a bike ride or dancing her energy off in her salsa shoes.
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