SIGNING × JACKSON kaki: 'Meat of Space' Exhibition Reinterpreting Research Through Art Opens in Toranomon 'SIGNAL' on June 16
SIGNING, in collaboration with artist JACKSON kaki, will host the exhibition 'Meat of Space' at 'SIGNAL' in Toranomon starting June 16. The exhibition reinterprets the 'iBASHO REPORT' research on urban belonging, featuring performances using Apple Vision Pro.
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The social issue gallery 'SIGNAL', planned and produced by SIGNING Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takahiro Maki; hereinafter SIGNING), will host the exhibition SIGNING × JACKSON kaki 'Meat of Space' as its Signature Exhibition vol.18, starting June 16. This exhibition reinterprets the 'iBASHO REPORT' from an art perspective.
■ Overview of 'Meat of Space' Exhibition
The 'iBASHO REPORT' is a joint research project by the social designing company SIGNING, Yomiko Advertising Inc., which continues to study urban living, and the Environmental Planning Institute, which provides consulting for office and residential development.
The report re-evaluates the nature of spaces—which have drastically changed since the COVID-19 pandemic—from the perspective of 'ibasho' (a place to belong). It reconstructs, analyzes, and presents hypotheses on how identities ('I', 'I and You', 'I and Everyone') belong.
This exhibition reinterprets the 'iBASHO REPORT' through the perspective of JACKSON kaki, a Japanese multimedia artist who critically explores the relationship between physicality and technology across VR/AR, 3DCG, video, and performance.
Set in Toranomon, Tokyo—a city constantly undergoing transformation—the exhibition attempts to re-'flesh' the information that is becoming flat in urban spaces, questioning the 'place to belong' for bodies that have become transparent.
■ Text for the Exhibition
Every time I walk through the urban space of Tokyo, I am amazed by its transformation. Through redevelopment, the city is constantly renewed, and the places I once walked have completely changed their appearance.
However, I do not have a strong sense of belonging to this city. The same goes for the town in Shizuoka where I was born and raised. Concepts of community, such as family and friends, seem somehow imposed from the outside, and I have viewed them with a cold distance. I continue to feel a sense of not belonging in the real world, as if my body is constantly suspended in mid-air.
That is exactly why I have found reality in information on the internet. The flood of information that flows continuously like a river is often critically described as accelerated consumption. But I believe that within that reality and the lightness of community lies the clue to decoding the state of the modern body and society.
Starting my career in XR expression, I now observe the transformations of cities and society while connecting technology with performance and physical expression to create artworks.
This exhibition, 'Meat of Space', is a continuation of 'Desiring City' presented in February, focusing on 'body', 'city', and 'information'. Responding to SIGNING's research on 'belonging', I re-question my own urban observations and the quality of 'information' extracted from them.
The main new work is a complex theatrical/performance piece combining Apple Vision Pro with an installation. Starting from the body's place in urban space, it re-questions the quality of 'information' with which we fill the time and space of the city. In addition, several new works utilizing video and AR will be presented.
The information overflowing in the city is drifting between our bodies and space like a thin membrane. By reinterpreting that information as a different state—exploring its possibilities from the relationship between the city and the body.
Original Text by JACKSON kaki
Edited by Claude Sonnet 4.6
■ Artist Profile
JACKSON kaki
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1996. Resides in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Works with multimedia expressions such as 3DCG, video, performance, installation, and sound, translating the relationship between the body and technology into a sense of dislocation. As a VJ, he collaborates with domestic artists like MONDO GROSSO and EYヨ, as well as international artists like Two Shell and Kode 9, mainly active in the club scene.
As an artist, he participates in gallery exhibitions domestically and performs audiovisual lives at museums overseas.
2020: Graduated from the School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University.
2024: Graduated from the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS), Media Expression Department. Supervising Professor: Masahiro Miwa.
Representative works: 'Battle of the Monkey and the Crab', 'The Separating Body of 42.195km'.
Activity History:
2026
'Battle of the Monkey and the Crab' (Stage Work) - Final selected work for the association raising smoke to freely name dance like never before.
■ Overview of 'Meat of Space' Exhibition
The 'iBASHO REPORT' is a joint research project by the social designing company SIGNING, Yomiko Advertising Inc., which continues to study urban living, and the Environmental Planning Institute, which provides consulting for office and residential development.
The report re-evaluates the nature of spaces—which have drastically changed since the COVID-19 pandemic—from the perspective of 'ibasho' (a place to belong). It reconstructs, analyzes, and presents hypotheses on how identities ('I', 'I and You', 'I and Everyone') belong.
This exhibition reinterprets the 'iBASHO REPORT' through the perspective of JACKSON kaki, a Japanese multimedia artist who critically explores the relationship between physicality and technology across VR/AR, 3DCG, video, and performance.
Set in Toranomon, Tokyo—a city constantly undergoing transformation—the exhibition attempts to re-'flesh' the information that is becoming flat in urban spaces, questioning the 'place to belong' for bodies that have become transparent.
■ Text for the Exhibition
Every time I walk through the urban space of Tokyo, I am amazed by its transformation. Through redevelopment, the city is constantly renewed, and the places I once walked have completely changed their appearance.
However, I do not have a strong sense of belonging to this city. The same goes for the town in Shizuoka where I was born and raised. Concepts of community, such as family and friends, seem somehow imposed from the outside, and I have viewed them with a cold distance. I continue to feel a sense of not belonging in the real world, as if my body is constantly suspended in mid-air.
That is exactly why I have found reality in information on the internet. The flood of information that flows continuously like a river is often critically described as accelerated consumption. But I believe that within that reality and the lightness of community lies the clue to decoding the state of the modern body and society.
Starting my career in XR expression, I now observe the transformations of cities and society while connecting technology with performance and physical expression to create artworks.
This exhibition, 'Meat of Space', is a continuation of 'Desiring City' presented in February, focusing on 'body', 'city', and 'information'. Responding to SIGNING's research on 'belonging', I re-question my own urban observations and the quality of 'information' extracted from them.
The main new work is a complex theatrical/performance piece combining Apple Vision Pro with an installation. Starting from the body's place in urban space, it re-questions the quality of 'information' with which we fill the time and space of the city. In addition, several new works utilizing video and AR will be presented.
The information overflowing in the city is drifting between our bodies and space like a thin membrane. By reinterpreting that information as a different state—exploring its possibilities from the relationship between the city and the body.
Original Text by JACKSON kaki
Edited by Claude Sonnet 4.6
■ Artist Profile
JACKSON kaki
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1996. Resides in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Works with multimedia expressions such as 3DCG, video, performance, installation, and sound, translating the relationship between the body and technology into a sense of dislocation. As a VJ, he collaborates with domestic artists like MONDO GROSSO and EYヨ, as well as international artists like Two Shell and Kode 9, mainly active in the club scene.
As an artist, he participates in gallery exhibitions domestically and performs audiovisual lives at museums overseas.
2020: Graduated from the School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University.
2024: Graduated from the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS), Media Expression Department. Supervising Professor: Masahiro Miwa.
Representative works: 'Battle of the Monkey and the Crab', 'The Separating Body of 42.195km'.
Activity History:
2026
'Battle of the Monkey and the Crab' (Stage Work) - Final selected work for the association raising smoke to freely name dance like never before.
FAQ
Where is the 'Meat of Space' exhibition held?
It is held at the social issue gallery 'SIGNAL' in Toranomon, Tokyo.
What modern technologies are used in the exhibition?
The exhibition features installations utilizing Apple Vision Pro and VR/AR technologies.
Who organized this exhibition?
It was organized by the social designing company SIGNING.