14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese street artist Jun Kitagawa has been installing giant zippers in public places around his home town of Tokyo, either painting them on walls or sculpting them to interact with natural resources.
Huge 2D and 3D zippers can be seen on walls, buildings, public parks and even in public ponds, creating an unusual form of art and revealing a mysterious side of what lies beneath that surface.
Through his art, Kitagawa aims to give viewers a more intimate insight into the familiar objects we interact with every day, as each artwork reveals normally concealed areas.
In some cases, the zippers are placed as sculptures in the middle of rooms and in public ponds, creating the illusion that the ground is magically opening up. But even if the zipper is “open,” many times the artist fills it with nothing, arguing that the truth or reality isn’t always what it appears to be.
The unusual pieces of art have become highly popular among Tokyo residents, thousands of people posing for photos with the giant zippers.
Mirror informs us that Kitagawa began his career as an artist when he had an inventory of spare T-shirts and decided to adorn naked public statues around his town in them.
You can see some of his installations in the photo gallery below.
