6N. S. Harsha's Journey Continues Outside the Museum

For the duration of “Charming Journey” visitors will also have the chance to encounter works by N. S. Harsha outside the main exhibition space. The passage on the 52nd floor of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower will become the setting for Reversed Gaze (2008/2017), featuring human figures painted across a wall - a photo spot where you can “blend” in the picture and photograph yourself. A sculptural work exceeding 2.5 meters in height Matter (2014/2016) is also exhibited at the Roku-Roku Plaza, the entrance to the Roppongi Hills. A monkey (langur) carrying a sphere in its left hand, pointing at somewhere far away in outer space with its right hand, seemingly represents the history of human curiosity towards the future and unknown worlds, and the human desire to attain them.

Reversed Gaze
2008
Acrylic
396.2 x 762 cm
Installation view: “Indian Highway,” Serpentine Gallery, London, 2008

Matter
2014 / 2016
Bronze
278.1 x 137.2 x 165.1 cm
Installation view: “N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey,” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2017
Photo: Shiigi Shizune