Saeborg

Momonoura

Photo by ZIGEN

Born in Toyama Prefecture, Japan in 1981 and now based in Tokyo. Saeborg, the imperfect cyborg, is half human, half toy. Saeborg creates latex body suits as extensions of her own skin, deploying them in performances. Motivated by her strong desire to transcend fixed identities (such as gender) and even the human body itself, she dons bodysuits that caricature sows or insects as toy-like figures, creating playful dystopias composed of the ecosystem’s basest creatures. All of her pieces to present have been shown in international exhibitions and museums in both Japan and abroad, following premieres at the Tokyo fetish party Department-H.

Artwork Number :: C2

Title :: HISSS

Year of Production :: 2015

A self-professed alter ego reminiscent of an incomplete cyborg, Saeborg is an artist who attempts to escape having stereotypically feminine images imposed upon her and a sense of discomfort with her own body shape through creating and wearing latex suits whose shape is different from human form. With a title derived from the threatening sound of a snake, HISSS is an installation in which a fiery serpent made with rubber flickers. This work allows many interpretations: although a fiery serpent is said to cause confusion and destruction in mythology, on the other hand, fire is also a symbol of the energy indispensable for modern society.

Exhibition Venue :: Former Oginohama Elementary School Storehouse

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［ Viewing Times ］

Weekdays

10:00-16:00 (final admission at 15:30),

Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays

10:00-17:00 (final admission at 16:30)

Cooperation in electric decoration by Kimitaka Kisaki (Yotta)

Reference Image

Saeborg
HISSS
2015
Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, Tokyo
Photo by Takeo Hibino
Courtesy of Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
Cooperation in electric decoration by Kimitaka Kisaki (Yotta)
Saeborg
HISSS
2015
Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, Tokyo
Photo by Takeo Hibino
Courtesy of Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
Cooperation in electric decoration by Kimitaka Kisaki (Yotta)

開催概要

Reborn-Art Festival 2021-22
— 利他と流動性 —

【会期】

ー夏ー
2021年8月11日（水）～ 9月26日（日）
※ 休祭日： 8月18日（水）、
9月1日（水）、 9月15日（水）

ー春ー
2022年4月23日（土）～ 6月5日（日）

【会場】

ー夏ー
宮城県石巻市街地、
牡鹿半島（桃浦・荻浜・小積・鮎川）、
女川駅周辺

ー春ー
石巻地域

【鑑賞時間】

ー石巻市街地エリアー
10:00 ～ 17:00
（16:30最終受付）

ーその他のエリアー
平日 10:00 ～ 16:00（15:30最終受付）、
土日祝・8月13日〜16日
10:00 ～ 17:00（16:30最終受付）

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【主催】

Reborn-Art Festival 実行委員会
一般社団法人APバンク