We were invited to Japan to curate and participate in the MT Art Project, initiated and organized by our local partners MT Masking Tape, one of Japan’s leading tape manufacturers.

 

Ushimado, Okayama

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Our first stop was the fishing village of Ushimado in Okayama Prefecture. There, we created a series of works inside an abandoned seaside hospital overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.

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The main installation, Hole, is a walkable spatial illusion. It consists of horizontal lines that—when viewed from a precise vantage point—align into a perfect circle seemingly floating within the room. With Hole, we aimed to push the boundaries of illusion-based artworks.

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Unlike most optical illusions, which can be replicated independently of their surroundings, Hole is entirely site-specific. Each time a line intersects a wall edge or underlying architectural feature, its color changes in response. As a result, the artwork is unique to the space in which it exists. Additional panels allow visitors to physically enter the illusion, momentarily disappearing into the composition.

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During our stay, Stefan Busch and Thomas Meissner also spontaneously created a collaborative mural in the building’s staircase. Further free works on panels were produced individually as a gesture of gratitude toward our hosts and local supporters.

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Tokyo — 3331 Arts Chiyoda

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We then traveled to Tokyo to prepare our contribution to a group exhibition at 3331 Arts Chiyoda. Each participating artist — Adrian Dittert, Atau Hámos, Stefan Busch, and Thomas Meissner — was assigned a dedicated space to develop an installation.

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At the center of the exhibition space, we installed a modular sculpture composed of flat wooden panels that are simply plugged together, making it easy to transport and reassemble. The sculpture translates our two-dimensional mural language into a tangible, three-dimensional object that can be touched and experienced physically. As viewers move around it, an almost infinite array of polygonal forms unfolds.

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DAS MO is a collaborative sculpture. Stefan Busch created the basic model that was built by MT art project. Adrian Dittert and Atau Hámos taped the beautiful gradients and breathed life into the sculpture. It was exhibited at 3331 art space as part of the Tape That showroom.

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The exhibition explores the expansive creative possibilities of tape as a simple, accessible medium.