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1 week agoIn the new film Nagi Notes, art is a vessel for characters' desires
A permanent installation, Ubiquitous Site is something like a turbine, a tubular hallway illuminated at either wall by an end-of-the-tunnel glow; the woman, Yuri (Shizuka Ishibashi) and the boy, Haruki (Waku Kawaguchi), a family friend, reach it by ascending a spiral staircase in the dark. They approach it reverently, marvelling at its beauty, and continue speaking to each other about intimate topics. Their hushed conversation is soon interrupted by another group, three enthusiastic visitors who burst into the installation already gushing and giggling, killing the mood by responding equally authentically to the work, exclaiming how cool it is.