Big bright vinyl bunnies, too big for their space, crushed down over you. They ought to be cute and funny. Are they? There’s so many of them. They aren’t fitting comfortably. Something isn’t right here.
Exactly, according to Japanese artist Momoyo Torimitsu. The bunny installation was called Somehow I don’t feel comfortable, and it was designed specially to not fit its Parisian gallery space. Torimitsu was illustrating the effect of cuteness used in excess in order to buffer or gloss over issues such as individuality or empowerment.
The gallery show page here. And for an adventure, Momoyo Torimitsu’s website here (click on the first page and then try clicking “Projects.”
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