Never Leave Me Alone! (2021) - Part 4
A 4 Weeks Journey During The Pandemic with Daisuke Takeya in 'Solitude Standing'
Text written by artist Daisuke Takeya
I am more alone here on the street. Why so? So many people, so many men, no one needs. No one sees me where I stand. Are you alone as well just like me? Sometimes I wonder I may be in the different time, or as McTaggart argues that time is unreal. I need to return to myself in the toilette cubicle. ‘Am I Alone?’ No, I am never alone in a glass of water, my life is a flash…
This is the final video performance piece from Daisuke Takeya's series, Solitude Standing.
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. This means that each chapter will be uploaded weekly in 2021 as the exhibition goes on, so viewers are encouraged to revisit the exhibition to watch the completion of the artwork.
Schedule for Solitude Standing (2020-2021)
Leave Me Alone! (2020) - 3 January 2021
The Forest (2021) - 10 January 2021
Solitude Standing (2021) - 17 January 2021
Never Leave Me Alone! (2021) - 24 January 2021