Japanese Journal of Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry
Online ISSN : 2434-463X
Print ISSN : 1345-4501
The Reversible Destiny Thought of Shusaku Arakawa and "New sensory gravity"
Hiroki KOMURO
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2022 Volume 21 Issue 1 Pages 15-35

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Shusaku Arakawa, a contemporary artist, has been engaged in creative activities by advocating a unique concept of "Reversible Destiny." "Reversible Destiny" means to reverse the fate of dying. It is the allegation that "people do not die". Arakawa has created architectural works in order to realize "Reversible Destiny". In this paper, we focus on the "new sensory gravity" advocated by Arakawa and consider the mechanism of losing balance in Arakawa's architectural works. Arakawa tries to reshape the sense of gravity by making our bodies unbalanced by his architectures. As a result, Arakawa creates an environment that is neither a place nor an act of the body as a phenomenon. Arakawa's architectural works have evolved from extraordinary theme parks to everyday homes. As the mechanism of losing balance becomes more commonplace, our bodies move with more possibilities. As a result, it can be said that Arakawa's concept "Reversible Destiny" has become more feasible.
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