アルフレッド•ジャー　Alfredo Jaar

Masterclass by Alfredo Jaar

Alfredo Jaar, a Chilean-born artist from New York, who was awarded at the Venice Biennale has sometimes been referred to as a “politically-motivated artist.”  As a renowned “installation” architecture, he often visits places around the world, noticing something different, seeing something hidden, or overhearing voices of invisible people.  He tries to understand the facts and find out what he can do there.  Then he delivers the artwork, just to make those hidden facts to be noticed.  It is like magic.  All of a sudden, human rights violation facts are transformed into beautiful art and people do not mind looking at them… His installation of One Million Finnish Passports, Chalkboards from Fukushima, Red lamps in Montreal, the Paper Museum in Switzerland…were all created with certain background stories.  He shared his messages with the audience, and they were touched by it.

ヴェネツィア•ビエンナーレなど数々の賞を受賞している建築家として知られているチリ出身のアルフレッド•ジャール氏。彼は建築の目的で世界を訪問する間、そこに存在する隠れた問題に目を向けて、自分に何ができるかと自答する。そして限られた滞在期間内で何かを作る。ホームレス、難民、放射線問題など、普段人々が目を背ける出来事も、彼の手によって見事な建築物に変わると、人々は喜んで立ち止まるのだ。今回のマスタークラスに感動した観客は彼に大きな拍手を送った。