Region No. 43701-No. 43900 (1998) LED mounted on aluminium, circuitry
Miyajima Tatsuo born 1957, Japan works Ibaraki
Two hundred LED counters flash numbers between 1 and 99 in red and green in endless loops. After reaching 99, the counter returns to 1. Numbers with the digit 0, a symbol of finality and emptiness for the artist, are omitted. The work may evoke affectless computer code but was in fact inspired by Miyajima’s experiences in the hospitals he frequented as a chronically ill child. The continual flashing and counting of numbers illustrate the Buddhist concept of samsara, the ceaseless cycle of reincarnation.
June 10, 2025 / M+ / West Kowloon, Hong Kong
