iimawashi: Contemporary Art from Japan

Merz Gallery

Edinburgh International Festival Fringe 2005

Artists Name: Tatsuo Inagaki Title: Childhood Museum Material: scanned photographs, text, card model of merz gallery, booklet, fan, pen. t-shirt, hankercheif etc with accompanying childhood photos. Size: dimensions variable 2005

Tatsuo Inagaki explores and exposes the social fabric of society through the use of anthropological techniques. He highlights the everyday lives of people by combining artefacts and anecdotes from peoples' lives in order to expand our understanding of the human condition. The work takes many forms and incorporates all manner of documentation, ultimately presented in the form of a "museum". The project for this exhibition can be seen as a museum to childhood, and is a part of a larger ongoing project involving the early years of our lives. www.tatsuoinagaki.com