
Choppy Sight was inspired by the shifting brilliance of the Mediterranean surface. During a stay in Malta, Nishi observed how the same sea appeared entirely different on calm and windy days. The work seeks to translate that variability into the interior space. The key reference was the structure of shoji screens—frameworks that transmit light while obscuring what lies beyond. Reflective components with different reflective indices are arranged vertically and horizontally, producing a checkered periodicity. As viewers move, the reflections slip out of alignment; the light never settles. The wavering spreads across the space like the surface of water. Through the boundary device of architectural joinery, Choppy Sight connects natural phenomena with human movement. Rather than asserting form, it prepares the conditions for reflection. What emerges is a controlled instability.





Technical Data
Type: Residency-based Research Installation
Exhibition: Land Politics
Material: aluminium mesh, wood
Size: 1 screen: H 1890 × W 715 × D 19 mm
Fully opened width: 1430 mm
Credits
Organisation: IAM Institute of Art Malta Language Program Valletta Contemporary
Support: Naoya Inose, Akiko Miyahara, Justina rog, Darley family, Masahiro Taniguchi
Curation: Chiara Cassar (Valletta Contemporary)
Shooting: Chiara Cassar, Takatoku Nishi
Video Editing: Takatoku Nishi