"Mount Rokko was extensively quarried for granite during the Edo period, resulting in large-scale deforestation and environmental decline. During the Meiji era, deliberate reforestation efforts gradually restored the terrain. Today, the mountain carries the layered traces of both damage and recovery. Berlin, the artists' base, reflects a similar cycle of destruction and regeneration through its urban history. fernsehen, conceived by Riku Ikegaya + Kohei Hayashi + Yu Kamijo, situates itself within these contexts by installing twin cube-like sculptures in Rokko and Berlin."
"fernsehen operates as both a perceptual device and a monument The recordings capture contrasting yet parallel realities. In Berlin, viewers see the passing of people, vehicles, and city rhythms. In Rokko, the images reveal vegetation, shifting weather, and animal movement. Together, these perspectives connect distant environments, framing the coexistence of natural and urban conditions."
Paired cube-like sculptures are installed on Mount Rokko and in Berlin, each pierced by narrow tubular openings that function like telescopes. Video devices within each structure transmit live and recorded views of the opposite site: the Rokko work shows Berlin's urban activity while the Berlin work shows Rokko's vegetation, weather, and wildlife. The installations frame parallel histories of extraction, deforestation, and deliberate reforestation alongside urban destruction and regeneration. The mediated exchange connects distant environments, highlights differing temporal rhythms, and gestures toward shared futures shaped by climate change, urbanization, and environmental pressures.
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