Momentrium

This Moment, to the Direction Where Light Points

Momentrium is a series that collects various “moments” in our world, surrounding us through the light of arrows. The focus of Momentrium is on the idea that the arrow points to something “invisible yet present (believed to be present) at this very moment.”

Project #1 “Core” points to the center of the Earth where we live. Through scientific exploration, we know that there is a core inside the Earth, and that we are standing on its spherical surface, drawn by gravity. #1 “Core” is suspended in midair, pointing directly downward toward the Earth’s core. This phenomenon occurs the same way whether it is in Linz, Tokyo, or the North Pole. “Core” constantly points to that location, functioning as a bridge between knowledge and reality.

Project #2 “Future” points to the viewer’s future. The object of #2 “Future” is a mechanical device that detects the positions of people around it and points to the opposite direction of the detected viewer. The direction the arrow points to changes continuously, influenced by environmental factors such as other viewers and walking speed, never staying still. While we try to believe that the future lies in a consistent direction, in reality, it is never the same. The future can only be known when we move from now into the next moment.

Project #3 “Mars” expresses the real-time position of Mars. The object’s robotic arm, equipped with an illuminated arrow, moves slowly, pointing toward Mars’ position. Linz is known as the city where Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, lived in the early 17th century. While the movement and order of Mars have never changed in the context of the Earth and the universe, Kepler’s work provoked questions about where humanity stands. In the Marienkirche of Linz, the illuminated arrow quietly asks us, in the 21st century, what it means for humanity to stand on Earth.