Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011

Courtesy of Superheadz

“Calling out to all the human beings out there,” writes Hideki Omori, the founder of Tokyo-based toy camera peddlers Powershovel and Superheadz. “Let us collect videos sleeping in cellphones or left under the dust in the garage and bring them out to our plaza. Let us shuffle, dissect, roll, boil… and make one great soul out of them.” Omori’s latest project, The Forest of Harinezumi, attempts to do exactly that. Part video installation, part “Superheadz-style movie, play and opera,” it takes clips shot on the company’s lo-fi Digital Harinezumi cameras and displays them on over 200 TV screens, where they’re choreographed into a vast, immersive visual onslaught. The Forest will be open for business until February 27 at Shower Room Factory in Daikanyama, with free screenings from 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 7pm. Space is limited, so get there early.

3F Grava Daikanyama, 1-1 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. Nearest stn: Shibuya or Daikanyama. www.superheadz.com/harimori