“Memento” is a project developed by resident artist Takayuki Mori.

The work is based on the Takayuki’s interest in interactive technologies, particularly computer vision, where computers process external images and information, and computer graphics, where data in a computer is made visible to the human eye. Data from 3D models created by scanning collections found in Cyprus are transformed into wireframe models in the computer. This is an attempt to reconstruct a surface-based world in three-dimensional space, focusing on the brain’s tendency to emphasize boundaries in the information available from vision, and to translate the scene in front of us into two dimensions using the most basic surface element, the triangle. They are then rematerialized into real space by being 3D printed.

When Takayuki saw the 3D model data obtained from a 3D scan of a cat object found in Cyprus on his PC, it gave the impression of being realistic but somehow lacking reality. This symbolized his stay in Cyprus, where he came into contact with a culture and society far removed from that of Japan. By transforming these scans into tangible works via digital technology, Takayuki aims to capture the essence of his time there and the people he met, while also exploring perceptions of reality and how we perceive the world around us.