PRESS RELEASE

■ Artist Name＿ Rie Nakajima
■ Exhibition Title＿Unwind
■ Date＿May.16 (sat)- Jun.13 (sat), 2009
■ Gallery hours: Tue-Fri 14:00-19:00, Sat 12:00-19:00 Closed: Sun, Mon, and Holidays
■ Venue＿void+ 3-16-14-1F Minami-Aoyama, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 107-0062　
Tel: 03-5411-0080 Fax: 03-5411-0053 http://www.voidplus.jp

void+ is pleased to announce the opening of Unwind, an exhibition by Rie Nakajima that will run from Saturday, May 16 to Saturday, June 13.
Since 2002, Nakajima, who after graduating from the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music traveled to the UK where she studied sculpture at the Chelsea College of Art and Design and the Slade School of Fine Art, has been creating works that focus on sound.
In her works, Nakajima expresses space-time by creating architectural spaces and constructing sounds within these spaces. The works created for the purposes of "playing" the sounds she has in mind are often placed matter-of-factly on the floor or take the form of assembled objects that serve as sound makers, giving rise to inorganic spaces. Listening to the works in such finely honed environments brings to the surface in a pure way people's imagination, memories, and deepest thoughts.
Unwind is a new work that recreates the atmosphere and setting of a journey to the seaside. The word "unwind" has several meanings, including to take it easy or to undo something. Within the closed, confined space of void+, the lingering sound of waves repeatedly breaking and retreating will no doubt have the effect of intensifying the audience's own memories.

This was Rie Nakajima's first solo show in Japan, and we were really pleased to introduce her works at our gallery.

Left：Rie Nakajima"Unwind" 2009 Upper Right：Rie Nakajima "#" 2009 Lower Right：Rie nakajima "#" 2009 (detail)
photos by Takashi Mochizuki

this event is finished

void+ will host an artist talk with a short performance by Rie Nakajima and Takahiro Kawaguchi on November 12th (Thursday) from 7:30pm. London based artist, Nakajima throw her first solo exhibition in Japan at void+ this past spring, and she is back to talk about her work with a short performance with Takahiro Kawaguchi who utilizes sounds as the key element for creating art as well.

Date: November 12th (Thursday) 7:30~9:00pm
Charge: Free
Venue: void+ alternative
3-16-14, 1F Minamiaoyama, Minatoku, Tokyo
(03) 5411-0080

Rie Nakajima " # " installation at void+ 2009 photo by Takashi Mochizuki

Takahiro Kawaguchi photo by Ichico Uemoto