Skeleton
2003
FRP, others
approx. diam.550×H3900mm
Photo: Keizo KIOKU
Collection of Ise Cultural Foundation
Courtesy of YAMAMOTO GENDAI

Born in 1972, Kyoto, Japan. Attention was first paid to Odani for his use of unusual materials, such as stuffed swans and shark’s teeth (Circlet, 1997) in his works. Being fascinated by ideas such as the body, flesh, process, dissection and so on, he achieves in creating an ominous touch to his works via the choice of material in use. These in turn provoke spectators to become conscious of their primitive senses, such as fear, survival and sensuality. His obsession with the flesh and body is also reflected in the titles of his works, Human Lesson (DRESS01), 1996, Phantom Limb, 1997. His contribution to the 2003 Venice Biennale must also be attributed where Skeleton, 2003 and Berenice, 2003 were exhibited in the Dream and Conflict exhibition. Odani currently lives and works in Tokyo.

1972年出生于日本东京。业内对他的最初关注是源于他在作品中所使用特殊材料，诸如天鹅标本和鲨鱼的牙齿（扣环, 1997）。由于对尸体、肉体、过程、解剖等元素的痴迷，他实现了通过选择所使用的材料来建立其作品的不祥感觉。如此一来，相应引起了观众对原始感觉的好奇，例如恐惧、求生欲和性。他对肉体和尸体的痴迷也反映在了作品的名称上，《训诫（第一章）》（1996），《幻肢》（1997）。他的《骨骼》（2003）和《贝雷斯》（2003）展于2003威尼斯双年展的梦想与冲突展览。小谷元彦目前在东京生活和工作。