映像には、裸のモデルが登場する。彼女(彼)の体にはいくつもの男女の人形の顔がはりつけてあり、その人形の顔はキスをするように口を尖らせている。
そこに撮影者(=作者)が操る黄色いキューピッドが現れ、「この子とこの子をキスさせて」と指示を与える。モデルは人形同士をキスさせるべく体を曲げるが、どうあがいてくっつかない人形のカップルもいる。そんな苦悶するモデルをよそに、キューピッドはさらにきまぐれな無理難題をもちかける。
In this video, half-naked models do the “love exercise”, one at a time. Many small doll faces are glued to their bodies. The doll faces are both male and female, their lips puckered as if they are about to kiss.
There appears a yellow cupid, controlled by the videographer (Takata). He gives instructions such as “Make this one and this one kiss!” to the models, and they need to contort their bodies in order to make the two chosen faces kiss. For some identified “couples” however, the task is impossible no matter how hard the models struggle. Ignoring their agony, the cupid whimsically continues to make unreasonable requests.
LOVE EXERCISE
2013 single channel video with sound, 13min.8sec.
LOVE EXERCISE (trailer) https://vimeo.com/438845243