Oooh, that is cool! Well if I'm ever in Tokyo...

Hey, that's pretty kick ass.

coldplay's picture was taken on stage, not here

Cool!

 

what the hell is that :embarrassed:

 

:wtf:

It appears to be the same place where the Coldplay pic was taken (you'll notice the tiles on the ground match)

 

To clarify why the numbers are inverted from the infamous Coldplay pics:

 

Counter Void 2003

 

This work of art is formed with huge 6 digital counter of neon light, which has 3m20cm height each. Digital counters keep counting from 9 to 1 and do not indicate '0'. And each digital counter's counting speed is different.

 

The wall is made with neon light as background of digital counters and it changes in day and night. In daytime, background's neon light is turned off and digital counters of white neon light are displayed. It turns over the scenery in nighttime. It displays black digital counters on background of white bright light.

 

This artwork shows contrast of 'Life' and 'Death', and it shows different face in day or night.

 

Tokyo is the city filled with too much life and Roppongi is center of it.Mass media is sending too much information and TV station is center of it.

 

Scene of Daytime

 

Roppongi Hills offers daytime show in Roppongi.Roppongi, where filled with too much life, the artwork will make it more.TV station, where is the base of broadcasting too many information. The artwork will paint over TV station with 'too much light', displays 'life' and 'light' and offers opportunity to think of 'Deeper Death'.

 

Scene of Nighttime

 

Originally, Roppongi is town of night and filled with desire even more than daytime.I dare to bring 'Death' to such night in Roppongi, bring 'Darkness' to the center of mass media. The artwork will create the black hole of 'Death' and 'Darkness', and offers opportunity to think of 'Deeper Life'.

 

Day and Night -The dynamism of Scene-Roppongi and artwork create drama of 'Death' and 'Life'. It keeps changing and continues to complete with feelings and thoughts of people passing by.

 

6 / 2003

 

 

 

 

Data

 

Counter Void, 2003

Tatsuo Miyajima

Location : New building of headquarter of TV Asahi

Direction : Maki and Associates

Coordinate : Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc.

Commissioned by TV Asahi

 

I hope that clears that question! :D

 

 

coldplay's picture was taken on stage, not here

 

Sorry, but no...

 

what?!

oke,

I didn't know that

 

oke,

Sorry for what i said, it's awesome

what?!

oke,

I didn't know that

 

oke,

Sorry for what i said, it's awesome

 

Ah, no problemo. ;)

 

 

 

Finally: directions! (sorry about the delay)

 

1. Take the subway to Roppongi Station.
   
2. Head towards Roppongi Hills (approx. a 6 minute walk).
   
3. Find an information map and locate where the "TV Asahi" building is. Counter Void lies on the corner outside this building.
   

 

 

 

(Thank you Google Maps/Streetview! :P)

 

Compare this image to the above and you'll see it's definitely the same place! :)

 

 

I hope that all made sense and good luck to anyone who chooses to go there! :P

Very cool. Thanks for the directions and pics! :thumbsup:

That's actually pretty cool :D

 

That's what I was going to say, grr!

nice find!

OMG! It's in Tokyo??? I will definitely visit it next time I go to Tokyo!

Is anyone planning to visit the place soon? If you are, please PM me and I would like to join you.

 

Thanks for the info.

I hope I'll go to Tokio some day just to take pictures there *_*

:awesome:

That's amazing ! Maybe I'll stop in Tokyo in july... =)

ZOMG. :cheesy:

Haha, I always thought about where that picture was taken.

That's an awesome find! :awesome: I'd love to visit it one day!!