2006-
2006年以降、スーパーラットを網で捕獲し、その剥製をアニメ「ポケットモンスター」のキャラクター「ピカチュウ」に模して黄色く着色し、展覧会ごとに異なるジオラマの中に設置。捕獲する映像とともに展示した作品。なお、「スーパーラット」とは、殺鼠剤などの毒への耐性を遺伝化させながら、都市圏で爆発的に増えているネズミの通称であり、ネズミ駆除業者による造語である。都市の中で自らを生き生きと進化させ、人間との共存を続けるスーパーラットたちは自分たち自身の肖像であり、そこに放射能汚染後を生きる日本人の姿をも見出した。
2006-
Since 2006 Chim↑Pom has been capturing super rats with a fishing net, stuffing
them, painting them into a signature yellow to resemble the popular Pokémon
character – Pikachu, and exhibiting them among different dioramas for each
exhibition. Videos of their capturing process are also shown alongside. ‘Super rat’ is
a nickname coined by pest controllers for a new breed of poison-resistant rats
proliferating explosively in urban areas. As super rats rapidly evolved in the cities
where they co-exist with people, they can be seen as a reflection of ourselves or a
metaphor for Japanese people living in the midst of radioactive contamination.
Chim↑Pom 2006年 11月
Cultures like art or rock or punk
that wish to be beautiful like rats in the ditch
and cultures like Japanimation or Gals
that are called Japan Pop or “Super flat”
may
would
should come across each other
at the scramble crossing in Shibuya
so we took the last train for Shibuya to Center Street
We may be the recent young people
as being frowned upon by adults
feel sympathy for Super Rats
emerging out of our urban life and
maintaining crooked coexistence with human beings
We capture the comrades
one by one with a net we bought at Donki
It’s not to chase them away
We can swear by our strong humanism toward animals
so much so that we’re unable to even touch
the original forms of meat we consume ever day
Our aim is simply to produce real figures of Pikachu
Just for the purpose
we kick around piles of garbage bags
and run after rats escaping along walls
“Hold on, Super Rats
We’re not your enemy
We’re the Chim'Pom!”
We pursued rats and dreams
for our works coming into being
in the midnight center of Japan
where ever thing sounds like an excuse
Chim'Pom November 2006
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"SUPER RAT -Hollowed Out-" 2018 木, 発砲スチレン, 発砲ウレタン, 土, 剥製のネズミ, ペンキ, プラスチック 165cmx140cmx90cm 展示風景:「江原国際ビエンナーレ 2018」(Gangneung Greencity Experience Center、江陵、韓国、2018年) Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio"Super Rat -Hollowed Out-" 2018 wood, styrofoam, urethane foam, soil, stuffed rat, paint, plastic 165cmx140cmx90cm Installation view: “Gangwon International Biennale 2018" (Gangneung Greencity Experience Center, Gangneung, South Korea, 2018) Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
"SUPER RAT -Hollowed Out-" 2018 木, 発砲スチレン, 発砲ウレタン, 土, 剥製のネズミ, ペンキ, プラスチック 165cmx140cmx90cm 展示風景:「江原国際ビエンナーレ 2018」(Gangneung Greencity Experience Center、江陵、韓国、2018年) Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio"Super Rat -Hollowed Out-" 2018 wood, styrofoam, urethane foam, soil, stuffed rat, paint, plastic 165cmx140cmx90cm Installation view: “Gangwon International Biennale 2018" (Gangneung Greencity Experience Center, Gangneung, South Korea, 2018) Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
"SUPER RAT -Hollowed Out- 2018 木, 発砲スチレン, 発砲ウレタン, 土, 剥製のネズミ, ペンキ, プラスチック, 165cmx140cmx90cm"Super Rat -Hollowed Out-" 2018 wood, styrofoam, urethane foam, soil, stuffed rat, paint, plastic, 165cmx140cmx90cm
SUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、新宿の街のジオラマ、ほか 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 Stuffed rat captured in Shinjuku, Diorama of Shinjuku and more. Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、新宿の街のジオラマ、ほか 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 Stuffed rat captured in Shinjuku, Diorama of Shinjuku and more. Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、新宿の街のジオラマ、ほか 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Diorama Shinjuku- 2016 Stuffed rat captured in Shinjuku, Diorama of Shinjuku and more. Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017- ネズミ、新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、解体された歌舞伎町のジオラマ、土、石膏、キタコレビルで発掘した猫の骨、塩ビ板、鉄製フレーム、ネズミの餌、水、コンクリートガラ、映像 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017 Rats, stuffed rats captured in Shinjuku, demolished of Kabukicho diorama, soil, plaster, cat bones excavated in Kitakore Building, PVC sheet, iron frame, rat food, water, concrete fragments, video Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017- ネズミ、新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、解体された歌舞伎町のジオラマ、土、石膏、キタコレビルで発掘した猫の骨、塩ビ板、鉄製フレーム、ネズミの餌、水、コンクリートガラ、映像 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017 Rats, stuffed rats captured in Shinjuku, demolished of Kabukicho diorama, soil, plaster, cat bones excavated in Kitakore Building, PVC sheet, iron frame, rat food, water, concrete fragments, video Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017- ネズミ、新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、解体された歌舞伎町のジオラマ、土、石膏、キタコレビルで発掘した猫の骨、塩ビ板、鉄製フレーム、ネズミの餌、水、コンクリートガラ、映像 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017 Rats, stuffed rats captured in Shinjuku, demolished of Kabukicho diorama, soil, plaster, cat bones excavated in Kitakore Building, PVC sheet, iron frame, rat food, water, concrete fragments, video Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017- ネズミ、新宿で捕獲したネズミの剥製、解体された歌舞伎町のジオラマ、土、石膏、キタコレビルで発掘した猫の骨、塩ビ板、鉄製フレーム、ネズミの餌、水、コンクリートガラ、映像 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT -Scrap & Build- 2017 Rats, stuffed rats captured in Shinjuku, demolished of Kabukicho diorama, soil, plaster, cat bones excavated in Kitakore Building, PVC sheet, iron frame, rat food, water, concrete fragments, video Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
Video capture Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT (Showcase) 2011-2012 捕獲したネズミの剥製(4匹)、食品サンプル、ショーケース、ほか 124×60×53cm Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT (Showcase) 2011-2012 4 rats (stuffed after being caught), food replica, showcase, etc. 124×60×53cm Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
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SUPER RAT (diorama) 2008 渋谷で捕獲したネズミの剥製(5匹)、渋谷の街のジオラマ、ビデオ、モニター、ほか 136×Ø87cm 撮影:梅川良満 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT (diorama) 2008 5 rats (stuffd after being caught in Shibuya), diorama of the town Shibuya, video, monitor, etc. 136×φ87cm Photo: Umekawa Yoshimitsu Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
SUPER RAT (diorama) 2008 渋谷で捕獲したネズミの剥製(5匹)、渋谷の街のジオラマ、ビデオ、モニター、ほか 136×Ø87cm 撮影:梅川良満 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioSUPER RAT (diorama) 2008 5 rats (stuffd after being caught in Shibuya), diorama of the town Shibuya, video, monitor, etc. 136×φ87cm Photo: Umekawa Yoshimitsu Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
撮影:梅川良満 Courtesy: Chim↑Pom StudioPhoto: Umekawa Yoshimitsu Courtesy: Chim↑Pom Studio
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スーパーラット ハッピースプリングSUPER RAT HAPPY SPRING 2022 ネズミの剥製、純金箔、22.5 x 9 x 11.5cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom展:ハッピースプリング」森美術館(東京)2022年 制作協力:篠崎裕美子、撮影:森田兼次 画像提供:森美術館2022 Stuffed rat, gold leaf, 22.5 x 9 x 11.5cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom: Happy Spring, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2022 Production support: Shinozaki Yumiko, Photo: Kenji Morita Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
スーパーラット ハッピースプリングSUPER RAT HAPPY SPRING 2022 ネズミの剥製、純金箔、22.5 x 9 x 11.5cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom展:ハッピースプリング」森美術館(東京)2022年 制作協力:篠崎裕美子、撮影:森田兼次 画像提供:森美術館2022 Stuffed rat, gold leaf, 22.5 x 9 x 11.5cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom: Happy Spring, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2022 Production support: Shinozaki Yumiko, Photo: Kenji Morita Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
排除されても駆除されない WE ARE SUPER RATThey can exclude us, but they can't exterminate us. WE ARE SUPER RAT 2022 象嵌サイン、109.5 x 58cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 LED sign, 109.5 x 58cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
排除されても駆除されない WE ARE SUPER RATThey can exclude us, but they can't exterminate us. WE ARE SUPER RAT 2022 象嵌サイン、109.5 x 58cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 LED sign, 109.5 x 58cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
排除されても駆除されない WE ARE SUPER RATThey can exclude us, but they can't exterminate us. WE ARE SUPER RAT 2022 象嵌サイン、109.5 x 58cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 LED sign, 109.5 x 58cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
スーパーラット「千葉岡君」(レプリカ)SUPER RAT "CHIBAOKAKUN"(replica) 2022 ネズミの剥製、18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 Stuffed rat, 18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
スーパーラット「ピカピカ」/スーパーラット「千葉岡君」(レプリカ)SUPER RAT "PIKAPIKA"/ SUPER RAT "CHIBAOKAKUN"(replica) 2022 ネズミの剥製、純金箔、20.5 x 13.5 x 10cm/ 18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 制作協力:篠崎裕美子、撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 Stuffed rat, gold leaf, 20.5 x 13.5 x 10cm/ 18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Production support: Shinozaki Yumiko, Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
スーパーラット「ピカピカ」SUPER RAT "PIKAPIKA" 2022 ネズミの剥製、純金箔、20.5 x 13.5 x 10cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 制作協力:篠崎裕美子、撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 Stuffed rat, gold leaf, 20.5 x 13.5 x 10cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Production support: Shinozaki Yumiko, Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY
スーパーラット「千葉岡君」(レプリカ)SUPER RAT "CHIBAOKAKUN"(replica) 2022 ネズミの剥製、18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm 展示風景:「Chim↑Pom from Smappa!Group」ANOMALY(東京)2022年 撮影:森田兼次 Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY2022 Stuffed rat, 18.5 x 8 x 11.5cm Installation view: Chim↑Pom from SMappa!Group, ANOAMLY, Tokyo, 2022 Photo: Kenji Morita Courtesy of the artist and ANOMALY