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Morphosis

Martin Berteloodt

Martin Berteloodt from France is holding a solo exhibition“Morphosis" from November 24th, Friday to 26th, Sunday at CONTRAST. Over the past year and a half, he has delved deeper into the realms of palpable and visual expressions. Building upon A Contaminated Love Story, 2023, Morphosis further traverses the microscopic intricacies of sensuality and convoluted feelings. Evolving from dark surrealism, this exhibition portrays a more tangible dialogue between the grotesque and the beautiful, the chaotic and the serene. Through Morphosis, he extends an invitation to explore an ensemble of mediums—statues, prints, photography, AR installations, performances, 3D printed masks, wearables, and a short film. The journey begins on November 24th with an opening day entry fee of 1000 yen, accompanied by drinks, performances, and animation. ー Layout and edit：Caro Sanekata Render and video：Martin Berteloodt Music：Scott Wade Short film：Theo Rocq Live performance : Kily Shakley Mocap performance：Lara J. S. Pegliasco

PHOTO: Rin Naganoto

PHOTO: Rin Naganoto

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Overgrowth

Andrea Samory

CONTRAST is pleased to present a solo exhibition "Overgrowth" by Tokyo based Italian visual artist Andrea Samory from October 21st, Saturday to November 5th, Sunday. Born in 1991 in Italy, Andrea is a University of Tokyo alumnus and has previously worked for Kengo Kuma and Kohei Nawa. He has exhibited in Italy, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia. As a post-internet artist, his focus is to give shape to the fears and hopes that our present society has about the future. He combines 3D sculpting and 3D printing with SFX and more traditional sculpting techniques, to attract the viewer into a world of natural corruption and uncannyness - provoking ambivalent feelings of repulsion and fascination, alienation and recognition. In his work, the philosophies of Speculative Realism and Assemblage Theory get infused into the genres of Sci-Fi, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, and Magical Realism – an aesthetic created as a response to the incessant flux of both dystopic and utopic information regarding global society, climate, politics, and technology. In “Overgrowth”, the artist takes inspiration from how virality (both as a biology-related concept and an internet-related concept) shapes our everyday lives. The concept of uncontrollable growth is evoked as the continuous struggle between creation and entropy - both at the microscopic scale and at the cosmic scale, both in the physical and virtual worlds. Shiny, multiple, perfect abstract shapes overwhelm and engulf the landscapes of biomorphic patterns present in the exhibition’s sculptures and video projections. These living landscapes highlight the conceptual fallacy of equating the “body” with the “self” in today’s trans-human and virtual society.

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DIRECTION / CAMERA / EDIT： Ryosuke Senda

PRODUCE：Tomoyuki Ishizaki (IN FOCUS)


PHOTO：Martin Holtkamp

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DIRECTION / CAMERA / EDIT： Ryosuke Senda

PRODUCE：Tomoyuki Ishizaki (IN FOCUS)


PHOTO：Martin Holtkamp

Andrea Samory

Born in 1991 in Italy, Andrea is a University of Tokyo alumnus and has previously worked for Kengo Kuma and Kohei Nawa. He has exhibited in Italy, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia. As a post-internet artist, his focus is to give shape to the fears and hopes that our present society has about the future. He combines 3D sculpting and 3D printing with SFX and more traditional sculpting techniques, to attract the viewer into a world of natural corruption and uncannyness - provoking ambivalent feelings of repulsion and fascination, alienation and recognition.

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In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.In 2022, CONTRAST opened as a creative space in Yoyogi-Hachiman, Tokyo. The interior, based on a 45-year-old structure, consists of three floors under the concept of "reconstruction," and is managed by IN FOCUS, a digital branding studio that operates under the theme of "We propose new perspectives through a collective pursuit of digital excellence.". The space not only serves as its own creative space but also aims to be widely open to the public, providing a space for continuous and experimental reconstruction by its users, breaking free from limitations. Focusing on various forms of expression and encountering the creators who produce them, we will come to understand the importance of "CONTRAST = comparison" in our endeavors. Operated by IN FOCUS.

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