もしもを置く
あるいはを挟む
それともを重ねる
きっとを詰める
たとえばを収める

直径6mmの丸い紙。穴あけパンチで紙に穴を開けたときにできるあの小さな紙が、今回の展示の題材です。まわりに落ちていても通りすぎてしまうような、何でもない存在。そんな誰でも一度は触れたことのある身近なものに目を向け、新しい関係性を再構築してみることに、私は無性のよろこびを感じます。
制作の当初は、紙と溝から生まれる美しい構図を粛々と探り続けていました。答えらしきものが無限にある中で、ちょうどいい配置の加減とそれを見定める感覚をひたすらに研ぎ澄ませていく。そのうちにこれは、紙と溝のバランスの正解を見つけるためだけの行為ではないことに気づきはじめました。
もしも。あるいは。それとも。きっと。たとえば。板の上に置き、溝の中に収めたのは、可能性を膨らませるための問いであり、前向きな疑いであり、未知に近づくための検証です。身近なものに、ミリ単位の小さな世界に、思いもよらない大きな広がりが潜んでいる。「POSIT」展は、絶対的な答えではなく、そんな「もしも」や「たとえば」を感じていただくための展示です。

If I place it,
Or possibly insert it,
Maybe if I stack it,
Once more fill this a bit,
That way it might fit.

Rounds of paper 6mm in diameter—the confetti produced by punching holes—are the subject of this exhibition. No one gives them a second thought when they fall to the floor. They are familiar objects, but they seem to be almost non-existent. The idea of bringing them to everyone’s attention and creating or rebuilding relationships between things in the world always gives me an inexplicable thrill.
Process began by quietly experimenting with the paper and with holes, slots, and grooves in a board, searching for pleasing compositions. The number of potential solutions seemed infinite, but I kept working at it, concentrating on discovering what sort of arrangements were just right, and developing an eye to spot them. As I was doing that, I slowly began to realize that I was doing more than just finding the correct balance between the paper and the grooves.
If, maybe. Placing rounds of paper on the board or stowing them in a groove raised questions that expanded the range of possibilities, productive doubts, or experimentations to move closer to the unknown. These small, familiar objects inhabit a world measured in millimeters, but they have potential that goes much further than anyone would expect. The POSIT exhibition does not really try to produce an absolute answer. But I hope that people will sense some of the possibilities in each “maybe”.