Part of:

• Fonds: Neil Denari Interrupted Projections project records, 1994-2004
•    Series: Project records from Mr. Koz, 1996

People:

• Seiichi Kozu (collaborator)
• Neil M. Denari (archive creator)

Title:

Project records from Mr. Koz

Date:

1996

Level of archival description:
Series

Extent and medium:

• 20 drawings and/or reprographic copies
  19 layouts (printed matter)
  16 photographic materials
  4 ephemera

Scope and content:
The Project records from Mr. Koz series, 1996, consists of records produced by Seiichi Kozu of Studio KOZ, a local architect who managed the physical construction and installation of Denari’s show “Interrupted Projections” at Gallery MA in Tokyo, Japan.

The series consists of 20 drawings and/or reprographic copies, 19 layouts, 16 slides, and a small amount of promotional material including three posters and one promotional pamphlet.

Records date from 1996.

For Interrupted Projections, in collaboration with Tokyo-based architect Seiichi Kozu (Mr. Koz) of Studio KOZ, Denari used traditional construction techniques to build a structure inside the gallery space that blended floor, wall and ceiling into a continuous curved surface. This surface displayed printed logos for fictional corporations, designed specifically for the exhibition.

The majority of drawings and reprographic copies in the series relate to the construction of the principal architectural installation built on the third floor of Gallery MA. This includes plans and sections for the third floor, as well as working drawings that detail specifications such as dimensions, materials, layouts, and assembly techniques. The series also contains a set of five drawings that include first and second floor plans and sections of Gallery MA. The majority of writing on the drawings is Japanese, aside from one reprographic copy with third floor plans and sections that contains notes in English about elements of the installation such as lighting and the placement and size of fictional company logos.

Photographic materials in the series comprise 16 slides that contain images of the built installation, as well as images of the exhibition open to the public, including slides of visitors interacting with the NaviCam.

The series also includes printed layouts of the 3D digital renderings for the Interrupted Projections model alongside a pantone sheet, which were used as a reference during the construction process.

Promotional material in the series includes three small posters for the exhibition, as well as a brochure that highlights selected works from the show.

Reference number:

AP168.S2

Arrangement:
Material in this series is arranged at the file-level according to material type.

Language of material:

• Japanese
• English

Contains:

• AP168.S2.001, Reprographic print and reprographic copy of drawing with third floor plan and sections for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.002, Working drawings with first, second and third floor plans and sections for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.003, Working drawings and reprographic copies with construction details for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.004, Working drawings with construction details for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.005, Working drawings with construction details for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.006, Promotional posters and pamphlet for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.007, Slides of exhibition space and renderings of 3D model for Interrupted Projections, 1996
• AP168.S2.008, Printouts with renderings of 3D model and pantone sheet for Interrupted Projections, 1996