DECORATONE
1994. stainless steel and mixed media, 74 x 43 x 120 cm
Photo: Yoshiteru Yamamoto
Copyright ©1994 Ujino Muneteru, All rights reserved.
Decoratone
An upright piano entirely decorated with lights which is usually used for decorations of track. The black notes are gold while the white notes are plated with silver. The keyboard is same with one which is generally on sale for the synthesizer users and it makes Ujino to play using various tones. When it was installed, the keys produced over 10 variations of women's screaming and aplause with happiness and the lights flashed on and off.
A piano which is set as an objet a oin many Japanese house as well as being a symbol of the western modern, decorative light bulbs which is usually used at the primitive celebration events. This work is designed to be the mixture of these elements.