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Sentient to sentient
by DAISUKE KOSUGI
2016, 10”
Original Format: Stereoscopic iPhones recordings
Presented at Lo schermo dell’arte 2021 in occasion of the exhibition Directing the Real: Artists’ Film and Video in the 2010s
The film is part of VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images – 6th edition
Courtesy of the artist
The video work consists of mobile recordings from several political protests that occurred in public spaces in Oslo throughout the fall of 2016. The footage was taken simultaneously with two iPhones placed next to each other in order to create a stereoscopic image – the technology used in 3D or VR video production. Sentient to Sentient is set in a hypothetical society where recording a protest is only allowed when it contains nothing but “peaceful, non-provoking scenes”.
Daisuke Kosugi studied Law and Political science in Rikkyo University (Tokyo) and worked as a risk consultant in an insurance company. In 2009 he moved to Norway where he graduated from Oslo National Academy Arts in 2014. By combining installation, performance and documentary style videos, Kosugi constructs seductive scenarios that entail an underlying conflict, often involving his own life. These works raise questions about identities, creative labor or political emotions through the lens of the internalized regulations that restrict our personal freedom. Among others, his work was shown in LIAF (Lofoten International Art Festival) 2017; 9th Norwegian Sculpture Biennial (2017); CPH:DOX (Copenhagen International Documentary Festival) 2017; and 11th Gwangju Biennale (2016).