Fuyuhiko Takata
For the Taipei Biennial 2025, The Princess and the Magic Birds is presented as an intimate, dreamlike installation by Fuyuhiko Takata. Visitors enter through a spiraling corridor and can watch the film while lying on a circular bed mattress covering the floor. A sensual fairy tale is whispered into the ear of the sleeping protagonist. It draws viewers into a surreal world shaped by queerness, identity, and transformation. All voices and movements are performed by the artist himself, making the work deeply personal.
Takata uses a decorative and playful narrative style in which characters and genders shift fluidly. He explores gender and sexuality through storytelling that blends humor, fantasy, and emotion.
The Princess and the Magic Birds, 2021/2025, Single channel, Full HD, birdcage, 18 min, loop, Dimensions variable ©︎ Fuyuhiko TAKATA, Courtesy of the artist and WAITINGROOM.
Fuyuhiko Takata, The Princess and the Magic Birds , 2020-21, Single channel video with sound, 17 min 52 sec (Installation ver.) ©Fuyuhiko Takata, Courtesy of the artist and WAITINGROOM, Photo by Shintaro Yamanaka (Qsyum!).
Fuyuhiko Takata, The Princess and the Magic Birds, 2024, Single channel video with sound, 18 min, Art Spectrum, Dream Screen, Installation view, 2024, Photo: Yeonje Kim. Courtesy Leeum Museum of Art.
