Naotaka Hiro
Sand-Man
24 Jun – 26 Aug 2022
39 Walker

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Naotaka Hiro, Sand-Man, Installation view, Bortolami, New York, NY, 2022

“The uncanny is that species of the frightening that goes back to what was once well known and had long been familiar.” — Sigmund Freud’s analysis of E.T.A Hoffman’s novel The Sandman (1816)

Exploring the unknowns and limitations of his own body, Naotaka Hiro presents four types of work; paintings on wood and canvas, a video, and a bronze sculpture, which is the namesake of the exhibition. Sand-man is a cumulative visual diary of Hiro’s physical and psychological fluctuations—a map of a body’s workings as it grapples with the uncanny and the unknown.

Works

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Ripe)

Untitled (Ripe), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Edifice)

Untitled (Edifice), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Cherry)

Untitled (Cherry), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Green Mansion)

Untitled (Green Mansion), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Crawl #8)

Untitled (Crawl #8), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Radiance)

Untitled (Radiance), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (May)

Untitled (May), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (3 Rings)

Untitled (3 Rings), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Bashful)

Untitled (Bashful), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Interior)

Untitled (Interior), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Boar)

Untitled (Boar), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Cosmos)

Untitled (Cosmos), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Stem)

Untitled (Stem), 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Sandman

Sandman, 2022

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Subterranean – Session 2

Subterranean – Session 2, 2022