"Visual Temperature" by Kazuki Homma

CONTRAST is pleased to present "Visual Temperature," the first solo exhibition by video artist Kazuki Homma, on view from July 25 (Sat) to August 2 (Sun).

The exhibition features a series of new installations centered around CRT televisions, exploring the "temperature" and “physical presence” of moving images.

Today, we experience most moving images through smartphones and flat display panels. Yet standing in front of a CRT television evokes something distinctly different—the subtle warmth it emits, the flickering noise, and the unstable glow of its screen. More than simple nostalgia, these qualities give the image a tangible sense of presence, as though it physically exists within the space.

Through a collection of installations incorporating CRT televisions, LaserDiscs, VHS tapes, and other obsolete analog media, Visual Temperature examines themes of recording and playback, preservation and deterioration, noise and light, revealing moving images not merely as something to watch, but as something that occupies and transforms physical space.

During the exhibition, CONTRAST will also host “REALiS," a special two-night live series by the experimental sound project HARDCORE AMBIENCE. Homma’s installations will intersect with electronic sound, field recordings, guitar performance, and improvisation, transforming the exhibition space itself into a live audiovisual environment.

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Profile
Born in Tokyo in 1986, Homma is a video director, VJ, and video artist.
Alongside directing commercial films, music videos, and live visual productions, he creates installations from a former U.S. military house in Fussa, Tokyo. Working with obsolete analog video media—including CRT televisions, VHS tapes, and LaserDiscs—his practice explores the noise, warmth, and physical presence of moving images. In July 2026, he contributed CRT television equipment to “Nam June Paik | The 20th anniversary of his passing” at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art.