Photography: Keizo Kioku
Photography: Keizo Kioku
Photography: Keizo Kioku
2021
余光の海
Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ / Sea of Argonauts
Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Sand from the flat seabed, wooden boats, floats, fishing nets, video footage, etc.
17.8×15.2m
Music: Umitaro Abe
Sculpture & Direction Support: Takuya Kamiike
Special Lighting: Yasuhito Suzuki
Suzu Theater Museum Project Members
Director & Museum Manager: Fram Kitagawa
Curation & Direction: Yoshitaka Nanjo
Folklore & Culture Advisor: Kiyoshi Kawamura (National Museum of Japanese History)
Architectural Renovation & Spatial Design: Aya Yamagishi (Cycle Architects)
Music: Umitaro Abe
Special Lighting: Yasuhito Suzuki (OBI)
Sculpture & Direction Support: Takuya Kamiike
Video Recording: Video Workshop
Folklore Material Preservation & Utilization Advisor: Sakiko Kawabe (National Museum of Japanese History)
Graphics, Product & Exterior Neon Design: KIGI
2021
余光の海
Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ / Sea of Argonauts
Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Sand from the flat seabed, wooden boats, floats, fishing nets, video footage, etc.
17.8×15.2m
Music: Umitaro Abe
Sculpture & Direction Support: Takuya Kamiike
Special Lighting: Yasuhito Suzuki
Suzu Theater Museum Project Members
Director & Museum Manager: Fram Kitagawa
Curation & Direction: Yoshitaka Nanjo
Folklore & Culture Advisor: Kiyoshi Kawamura (National Museum of Japanese History)
Architectural Renovation & Spatial Design: Aya Yamagishi (Cycle Architects)
Music: Umitaro Abe
Special Lighting: Yasuhito Suzuki (OBI)
Sculpture & Direction Support: Takuya Kamiike
Video Recording: Video Workshop
Folklore Material Preservation & Utilization Advisor: Sakiko Kawabe (National Museum of Japanese History)
Graphics, Product & Exterior Neon Design: KIGI
Photography: Keizo Kioku
Photography: Keizo Kioku
The exhibition section at the Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+ Suzu Theater Museum, "Ark of Light."
In the center of the venue, sand excavated from the ancient geological strata of Suzu was laid out, and wooden boats, old pianos, and other objects were placed on top, with projected images. Among the folk implements, old notebooks were brought in, containing waka and haiku poems written in ink. Using the scenery and feelings that remain unchanged despite the changing times and circumstances as clues, the exhibition aims to illuminate the lingering memories embedded in the soil and old objects.
In addition to being an artist, the artist was also responsible for the overall curation and direction of the venue.
Suzu Theater Museum: Ark of Light
The Suzu Theater Museum "Ark of Light" opened to coincide with the start of the "Oku-Noto Triennale 2020+". Located in the Otani district of Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, the facility is a repurposed former gymnasium of the Seibu Elementary School. It is a unique museum that combines a museum that preserves, researches, and exhibits folk artifacts collected in the city with an art museum that exhibits works by contemporary artists.
The concept for the Suzu Theater Museum originated from the "Suzu Treasury Clearance" project. This unique project collects and preserves folk implements and everyday objects that had been lying dormant in homes throughout Suzu, and then gives them new value as works of art.
Born from a unique concept, the Suzu Theater Museum will not only shed new light on the lifestyle and culture of Oku-Noto, but will also play an important role in discussions about the role of art in the region's lifestyle and culture, as well as methods for collecting and preserving folk materials.