As part of DOGO ART 2023 - an art festival showcasing the works of various artists to energize and add colors to Dogo Onsen, the oldest hot spring in Japan, Emmanuelle has created the symbolic art installation for the festival that set across the stretch of Dogo Shopping Street, which connects to the famous Dogo Onsen Main Building. The installation transformed the Dogo Shopping Street into a colorful and dynamic passage, where people walk under the lifelike 100 colors.
Approaching the entrance of the Dogo Shopping Street, a floating volume of 100 colors appears behind the famous Dogo signage. This floating volume of 3m cube is composed of masking tape made of traditional Japanese paper Washi, which is especially created for Emmanuelle’s unique 100 shades of colors. Each thin line is 15mm wide and perfectly placed next to each other, gently swaying in the wind. The essence of 100 colors is condensed at the entrance, like a gateway to a world of 100 colors to come.
Stepping into the Arcade, the ceiling is covered with floating 100 colors. The installation is composed of 20280 thin lines of masking tapes, formed by repetitive layers of curtain of colors, creating an immersive experience. It is also made of the same masking tape as the entrance floating volume, each thin line is 15mm wide and approximately 2m long. The colorful journey begins with a layer of white, and the color gradually changes layer by layer, forming a total of 101 layers which continues across the stretch of 150m. The colors capture light from the ceiling of the arcade, capture breezes and sway lively in the wind. The installation changes the expression depending on the weather of the day.
Walking under the dynamic 100 colors , the installation gives opportunities for people to enjoy and feel colors with their entire body.
100 colors no.42 / DOGO ART 2023 is part of Emmanuelle’s "100 colors" installation series.
