9, 12 March 2005

Nakaochiai Diamond Project
Clint Taniguchi (San Francisco)

In conjunction with Tokyo`s THANK YOU ART DAY`Nakaochiai Gallery served `Cold Stop` herb tea and gave away photographs to the 54 participants of the Diamond Aura Project. San Francisco based artist Clint Taniguchi debuted at Nakaochiai Gallery`s opening show `See You` in November 2004.

In this community-based portrait project, participants are requested to stretch a giant rubber band around their own bodies, arms outstretched in a pose emulating Leonardo Vitruvian Man. The space within the band is then coloured in digitally. Taniguchi sees the image as capturing the participants pose of empowerment with a diamond aura of light. "The rubber band loop becomes a magical tool that opens people up to seeing themselves in a larger and more refreshing context".

To date the Diamond Aura Project has been exhibited at Western Exhibitions (Chicago) Adobe Bookshop, (San Francisco) New Langton Arts Centre (San Francisco) CCA (San Francisco) Nakaochiai Gallery (Tokyo). Taniguchi plans to continue introducing communities to one another around the world through this innovative approach.

Photographic Prints (50 cm x 70 cm) of the Tokyo, San Francisco and Chicago Diamond Project are available at Nakaochiai Gallery. Please contact us for further information.

Clint Taniguchi's Exhibition 'SEE YOU' Info
Biography
Other Works

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