SYUTA

​Fluo-Reflex
Fluo-Reflex is a coined term combining “fluorescent color” and “reflection” . It represents a series of works I began after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, exploring color through the lens of energy and its invisible effects. This exhibition presents a retrospective of these works from 2011 to the present.Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, invisible radiation became a tangible fear, shaping daily life. Radiation levels were broadcast daily, people evacuated affected areas, and opposition to nuclear power grew stronger. Witnessing this, I questioned how deeply we truly understood the biological impact of radiation exposure. With a background in life sciences, I began to create works based on the laws of energy—an attempt to express what cannot be seen. Fluo-Reflex explores the phenomenon of “color shadows”—visual echoes created not by light blocking, but by fluorescent paint reflecting off the back side of objects. Fluorescent colors emit light energy in addition to absorbing wavelengths, and I use this property to create shadow-like reflections on the wall. The intensity of these color shadows depends on the distance between the object and the wall: the closer the object, the stronger the shadow; the farther it is, the weaker.