In Spanish, escenario [scenery] means both the place where action take place (scene) and the portion of the theater where the scene plays out (stage). There is no sign of human presence in the work but through the confirmation that something has happened—an abandoned car burns—and how Watanabe places the spectators themselves as witnesses of what they are watching. In a four-turn cycle, a 360° panoramic shows scenes that allude to personal memories of the artist, as well as to events of the recent history of Peru, her native country. Watanabe thus investigates where individual stories begin and where they intersect with collective narratives.
Awards
- 19th Festival | Southern Panoramas | Main exhibition Res Artis Residency Prize (Kyoto Art Center — Kyoto, Japan)