Spillover

Artisits：
Shuhei HAYASHI, MES, FAQ?

Gretting

Organized：
BUG

host Overland̲Spillover#1, an exhibition curated

Planning ：Arata HASEGAWA
Management ：Kanae KATANO, Maaru HIYAMA (BUG)
PR ：Chisato KUWAMA (BUG)
Production ：Yuumi IINO (BUG)
Design ：Kai
Tranlation：
Monika UCHIYAMA,
Ben CAGAN（Art Translators Collective）
Photo ：
Yuuki MORIYA
Video：
Reiji SAITO
Install ：square4( Takeru ODAKI, Asako ISHIZAKI,
Kota KATO, Hikaru NARITA,
Hikari HIRAKIDA,
Shuntaro MATSUO, Hiroki MORI )Coopration ：Canon Inc.,
Shunsuke TAKAMIZAWA,
Kazuya NAKAGAWA,
Issei YAMAGATA

BUG, operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., willby independent curator Arata HASEGAWA,opening (Wed.) May 8, 2024.
Since September 2023, BUGʼ s key message
has been “BUG the world ,” and our central
commitment has been to provide space andopportunities for artists and art workers* toSpillover, or signal overspill, refers to theindividual relationships between animals andphenomenon of radio waves spread beyond

humans, and the acts of mourning that exist

their intended boundaries to reach othereven within a capitalist economy and cycle oflands, regions, states, and people. Regardlessnormalization. The works presented in thisof how much executive powers orexhibition are also an extension of the two

corporations work to prevent it, radio waves

artistsʼ ongoing exploration of issues andcross national borders, deviate fromtheir practice.

provincial boundaries, and continue to expand
their coverage area, reaching more“beneﬁciaries.” There are probably many
people in this world that have unintentionallyreceived information they werenʼ t supposed
to. Conversely, systems such as subscription

challenge themselves to the best of their ability.

models and digital broadcasting (and theWhen developing the concept for BUG, wecreated clear lines of division between

spent over two years in discussion about theenvironment surrounding artists and art
workers, together with Hasegawa, who has
hands-on experience in the art scene. The
results of these conversations are reﬂected in
BUGʼ s activity directives.
Hasegawa curates this exhibition, in which
Shuhei Hayashi, MES, and FAQ? will present
new works inspired by spillover, an eﬀect whereradio waves reach beyond their intended range.
Planning for this exhibit, which is BUGʼ s ﬁfth,
began in January 2023. In collaboration withHasegawa, the artists will explore thepossibilities that BUG oﬀers as a spacetermination of analog broadcasting) havesubscribers and non-subscribers, and donothing more than strictly manage thedelivery of culture (or, cultural products). Still,there is no such thing as perfect control, andShuhei Hayashi has been presenting works
that expose the contradictions within laws,
ordinances, customs, and other normssurrounding our bodies, based on hisexperience of raising reptiles and amphibians.
For this exhibition, he will present a lecture
performance using death growl vocals on thediscourse stemming from the idea of animal
extermination.
FAQ? is a network that began from a shared
journal, and they have organized screenings

spillover will never disappear completely.

and talks on people who have done work

This project based on the phenomenon ofexhibition, they have produced their ﬁrst zine,

spillover will continue as an ongoing exhibition
program. The ﬁrst iteration, Overland̲Spillover#1 will feature one solo artist, one
collaborative unit, and one platform: Shuhei
HAYASHI, MES (Takeru ARAI and KanaeTANIKAWA), and FAQ? (a platform by KanaeTANIKAWA and Marina Lisa KOMIYA).
“Overland” is to be interpreted as the title ofaround sexuality, life, and resistance. For thisfor sale at the venue.
The exhibition features alternating screeningsof video works by MES and Shuhei Hayashi,
as well as a zine corner by FAQ? Weʼ ll refrainfrom describing the works in further detail.
We want you to have a purely physicalexperience with your body. In our world,

generating “opportunities for challenges.”the ﬁrst episode of this project.

where spillovers are happening somewhere at*Museum and gallery staﬀ, and freelancers in the ﬁeld of art.

MES have presented installation,

witness the moves that Shuhei Hayashi, MES,

performance, and video works using mutable
BUG

materials that utilize light and heat. In theirrecent work GA-I, they attempt to evoke thethis very moment, we hope that youʼ ll
and FAQ? are making.
Curator Arata HASEGAWA

Work of Lists
MES

Born in 1993 and based in Aichi Prefecture.

Salvage Club

Based on his experience raising reptiles and amphibians, Hayashi exposes the contradictions of various norms

Radio drama installation

surrounding the body, and considers ways for humans to integrate into cyclical ecological systems. Since 2020, he has

2024 、21ʼ 00ʼʼalso helped run IN SITU, an art space at an undisclosed address.
Past exhibitions include D.L.P. (Hakuichi Building, 2023), 神 (analyzer) (IN SITU, 2023), DAZZLER (Kyoto Art Center,2022), Gunma Biennale for Young Artists 2021 (The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, 2021).

Cast: Nozomi Takahashi 160 pigs, including
Tiramisu, Hakumokuren, Daisy, Sasayuri,Chocolate, Yukiyanagi
Transportation: Yuji Oku, Koji Fujita
Engineer: Shunsuke Takamizawa
Production support: Hopeful Pig
Special thanks: Sawa Sugiura, Kazenosuke Sugiura,Shunichi Shiraishi, Tokiya Suzuki (MaruyoShokudo), Mari Takahashi, Kaimenkoya, Ganji andthe people of Kurikoma
MES is an artist duo comprising Takeru Arai, who works in sculpture and installation, and Kanae Tanikawa who has rootsin literature and theater. Together, they make work and organize events and exhibitions. The duo formed at the Tokyo
University of the Arts and are based in Tokyo.
MES looks at urban and social change from the intersection of the intimate and inseparable domains of contemporary
art and club culture, and creates work that confronts social issues that have endured since the 19th century.
They have presented installation and performance works that utilize light and heat, and in exhibitions such as DISTANCE
OF RESISTANCE, which involved projecting images onto the National Diet Building, and SA-I, in which the movement ofShuhei Hayashi

D.L.P.(animals)
Video, screams
2024、7ʼ 00ʼʼheat depicted distance between others, their works are notable for combining technologies such as lasers andCast: Shuhei Hayashi

thermography, and mutable media such as photoluminescent materials, candles, bodies, and text.

Music, cinematography, editing: Ryusei Miyazaki

Also working as VJ performers, they utilize lasers and animation, and have collaborated with sound artists and DJs
across genres to produce performances. They will be organizing a party called REVOLIC-revolution holic in the nearfuture.

Direction: Shuhei Hayashi, Ryusei Miyazaki
Technical assistance: Kosuke Nagata

FAQ?

Reception

ZINE Corner
ZINE “FAQ? exchange journal Vol.1: sexuality, life,and resistance”
Available for purchase at reception.

*The works contain bright lights and very

1,000 Yen (tax included)

loud sounds. Earplugs are available at

F…ﬁgure, feminism, feeling…?

reception.

A…art, alternative, aﬃrmative…?
Q…queer, questioning, qualia…?

*The work by MES contains depictions

related to earthquakes. There are also

Photography and video are permited.

A network that emerges from an unremarkable shared journal, or an essay or column, of articles on topics and issues ofinterest at the time. Started in 2021 by Kanae Tanikawa (MES, NEON BOOK CLUB) and Marina Lisa Komiya. In addition
to their writing practice, they also organize events and projects.

DO NOT touch
the artworks.

Security camera inoperation.

scenes of rice husks being scattered,
which have no adverse eﬀect on thehuman body.