New Old Homeland

New Old Homeland is a digital work by Taniguchi that probes the shifting concept of “homeland” in a networked era. Created in Unity with the artist’s 3D-scanned avatar, the film explores the intersection of virtual space and physical belonging. It proposes a profound paradox: homeland is difficult to recognize from within, felt sharply only through distance or loss, where it feels both fabricated and emotionally urgent. Taniguchi mirrors this experience through the mechanics of game engines—where unrendered spaces and copyable objects create a structural mixture of persuasive realism and constitutive absence. Through this lens, the film establishes a new grammar for belonging in the realm of the unreal.