THE WORD "CONNECT" AS "TRYING TO CONNECT WITH IGNORANCE." WHEN WE TRY TO CONNECT WITH SOMETHING, WE OFTEN CONNECT THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY RELATED TO US THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC, AUTOMATED PROCESS IN OUR MIND. THAT IS, IT IS RESOLVED WITHIN WHAT IS “KNOWN”. WHY CAN'T WE LEAD TO THINGS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE? THIS WORK BEGAN WITH THIS QUESTION.

A person (A) who is hesitating about what should be connected. At the crossroads of choice, something (B) that exists outside the person’s head is not really important. However, here, the person (A) attempts to connect with the outside (B), which is apparently unrelated to him or her, accompanied by ignorance. After a long period of silence and a long trial-and-error process, the two eventually connect. The person (A) soon stands upright on his or her own with something new (B). This is not just a union, but a moment (C) when person (A) is rediscovered as a unique ego, free from being judged solely by what he or she knew.

This kind of “wonderful combination” is of great value. Three different elements were connected to the three legs of the desk, which are all central axes, so that they could be moved separately, allowing people to actively participate in moving and operating each part. In fact, when the exhibition was on display, users moved the elements of the furniture and created various scenes, and I finally gave them an experience of creating a “wonderful combination.”