Leave Me Alone! (2020) by Daisuke Takeya - Part 1

A 4 Weeks Journey During The Pandemic with Daisuke Takeya in 'Solitude Standing'

Text written by artist Daisuke Takeya

Solitude Standing is a brand new performative artwork created and recorded in Toronto, Canada in December 2020 to January 2021, consisting of four chapters -- 'Leave Me Alone !' , 'The Forest' , 'Solitude Standing' and 'Never Leave Me Alone!' .

Each chapter is performed time-wise in parallel with the ongoing art exhibition and the performance represents the artist’s inner struggles under the current pandemic situation. Except for the first chapter that is made in 2020, all chapters are made in 2021.

Video Performance Art Courtesy of Daisuke Takeya

Where is your most private space during the pandemic? Perhaps a toilette cubicle is one of such a space for many. Living in a shared house in snowy Toronto, the largest city in Canada, my world has been shrunk down from traveling ‘across continents’ to ‘from my room to kitchen and the bathroom’. Quarantining has been a torture for me and my only escape; toilette cubicle/bathroom. Being there is the liberation from all struggles. I need to stay here as long as I desire... Knocking on the door destroys it all. Just ‘Leave Me Alone!’. When the knocking escalates I will need to escape again from a private space to “The Forest”.

This is the first video performance piece from Daisuke Takeya's series, Solitude Standing.

For the next four weeks, each week, we will present you with one video from the series Solitude Standing, the 4th one being the grand finale! To be able to follow the series as well as read our articles and witness Daisuke’s art, please subscribe to Tarantula at the below button. Thank you for your interest!