“Bois de Boulogne Paris.” All images © Ramon Todo, shared with permission
“Stone is like DNA that remembers the entire history of a place,” says artist Ramon Todo. Time is an overarching theme in the artist’s work, as he sees the layers of glass embedded in the rugged sculptures a representation of the concept. Referring to these transparent segments as “windows,” Todo hopes the viewer “will be able to imagine the memory, time, and place that the material holds.”
The Kanagawa-based artist sources materials with great consideration and believes objects contain information and energy specific to the places they once existed. Along with using basalt, coal, and Western philosophy books, Todo also recovers debris from architecture in Japan. Whether it be fragments from the Japan National Stadium or remnants from a demolished hotel, the artist cuts, polishes, and embeds past narratives within each layer.
See more of Todo’s work on Artsy.
“50 Column”
“Hotel Okura Tokyo”
“Berlin Wall”
“Column — Yokohama”
“Chikuho”
Detail of “Japan National Stadium”
Detail of “50 Column”
Book works
“DAS KAPITAL”
“Prayer Book”
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Source: Art - thisiscolossal.com
