Made in 17 Hours

Overview

An upcoming exhibition will show us if necessity really is the mother of invention, when it comes to art. Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama will board a Sydney-bound plane in Tokyo, with a fully charged but unplugged Toshiba Portégé Z20T in his hand.

His mission? To create an entire exhibition using only the notebook before its battery runs out. That’s 17 hours, exactly.

You’ll be able to judge the success of Matsuyama’s experiment for yourself on June 24 and 25, when the fruits of his labour go on show at the Quayside Room of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. The free exhibition, titled Made in 17 Hours, will open at 7pm each evening. Even though there’s no charge, it is ticketed, so you'll need to book a spot via Eventbrite. Limited food and drinks will be served.

Tomokazu Matsuyama was born in Tokyo in 1976 but now lives in New York City. He has exhibited all over the world, from San Francisco’s Gallery Wendi Norris to Luxembourg’s Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery to Australia’s Lesley Kehoe Galleries.