A Box of Ku (277) 1995

Curator: Masao Yamamoto, born in 1957, is the artist behind "A Box of Ku (277)", an intriguing piece found at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: Well, it’s remarkably small, almost feels like a hidden map with its smattering of geometric shapes, and what is that beige paper doing to the whole mood? Curator: Yamamoto's work often carries an air of delicate impermanence, exploring memory and the passage of time, I wonder if the faded look is deliberate. Editor: The composition is like a visual riddle, all these little symbols floating... perhaps a code? Is there a semiotic analysis we can apply to decipher the box's contents? Curator: Or maybe it's about feeling the weight of unspeakable things, those shapes seem to hint to an abstract portrait of feelings. Editor: Interesting perspective, I was getting lost in structural analysis and forgetting the piece could be emotional rather than logical. Curator: Perhaps both are true, we can see art as a feeling or as language in itself. Editor: Absolutely, I leave here with a deeper respect and a need to keep wondering about its meaning.