Gallery Yukiko Nakajima is pleased to present the solo exhibition Takashi Tochiyama.

I am trying to figure out how we can store time and images. For example, it would be nice if we could bottle time or can images. It would be exciting to imagine what an interesting thing it would be if a complete stranger opened that can of time. Iron rust is used to create a strong image. Since ancient times, iron has contributed to the development of agricultural technology. It is still one of the significant metals in modern times. It is also essential to the human body. The rusting of the iron reminds us of the length of history, and the discolourations of the rust on the screen and the decay of the iron express that it is equivalent to our long history. Regarding the photography of objects. it appears that antiques are made to look old using printmaking techniques to blur the timeline. They are similar to our memories whose outlines are vague. Finally, the letters on the screen have no "meaning" whatsoever. From the beginning, I am more interested in the pure beauty of the form of the letters and numbers than in the meanings or concepts they hold, and I am more interested in seeing the letters and numbers that appear in my work than in reading them.