Time Paradox is a common theme in science fiction, often used to explore the complexities and consequences of time travel. It challenges our understanding of time, causality, and the creation of universe.
Time Paradox in philosophy addresses the contradiction between past and present time concepts, more specifically in Bergson and Deleuze—the present is always already the past at the same time. They provide a framework where time paradoxes can be reinterpreted as part of time's complex and multi-dimensional nature, moving beyond simplistic linear causality.
Time Paradox is also a restaurant that once existed in Kyoto around the 1980s. It had a pink neon sign "タイムパラドクス", and the dining room was illuminated with a red light. Its concept was to serve cuisine from different nations such as escargots, sauerkraut, tostadas de ajo, etc.
All these elements seem to meet and weave into Yuki Kimura’s exhibition. In the main space, the artist presents an installation immersed in a red lighted room, which finds reflection in the 72 metal trays displayed on the floor. The trays are all different sizes from 4cm to 145cm. All of them were sourced in different parts of the world to find the largest diversity of size.
The second installation is a black carpet that serves as a frame to display multiple objects: measuring spoons and metal bowls nested into each other. Three transparent plastic boats for serving sushi, are here used to carry e-paper screens of different scales. The images of oxidized coins are flickering and looping inside each boat.
The second part of the exhibition presents iridescent chains composed of different formats of anodized S-carabiners hanging from the ceiling. At the bottom of each, hangs an abalone shell, a small one, a medium one, and a large one.