Momoyo Torimitsu’s gigantic inflatable bunnies, entitled “Somehow I don’t feel comfortable”, are a reflection of contemporary social angst and modern popular iconography. As a reflection of this, two bunnies slump in corners facing each other in a sad, lonely, manner—entirely filled with air, erect and purposeful, but also in a space that such an erectness almost does not fit, both emotionally and physically. The bunnies are those you would find on the end of a vendor’s stick at a church fair or in an Easter basket—yes the stereotypical inflatable—but in their position they reflect a predetermined fatalization to their Art Historical predecessor, Jeff Koons’ stainless steel rabbit and more recent puppy, much less attribute a nod to Oldenberg—resolute in their Pop animation and appropriation. Drawings of these and other Torimitsu bunnies were featured in issue #15 of zingmagazine.

Devon Dikeou