Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 5th Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 5th Session, Nobuaki Takekawa, the contemporary artist, was invited and he gave a talk titled, “Children who pretend not to see, and children who jeer.”
He began explaining about the structure of bullying among children and went on to talk about and analyze hate-speech, demonstrations, the anti-nuclear power movement and such.
He spoke about the fact that a build-up of small activities can bring about a large trend and about the changes in the positionality of those affected after the 3.11 catastrophe. I felt that both were deeply relevant to the future of our CR activities. (Akagi)

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Preview: Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 5th Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 5th Session, Nobuaki Takekawa, the contemporary artist, will be invited to give a talk titled, “Children who pretend not to see, and children who jeer.” Please come and participate, as anyone is welcome to attend. (Akagi)
Venue: Tsukuba University, Bldg. 6A, Rm208
Date & Time: Friday, May 15, 12:15〜13:30

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Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 4th Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 4th Session, Shuji Akagi, a high school art teacher, was invited and he gave a talk titled, “The Fukushima I Saw”.
His talk was centered on the photographs he has been taking since immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake and about the city of Fukushima. Because Fukushima is located only 64 km from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, the radiation dose is high and decontamination works are being carried out in many places. In Akagi’s photographs, there are many scenes of decontamination works going on right next to people commuting to school and work.
He said that, ever since the catastrophic earthquake, he himself and people around him are exercising a form of “Masking out of consideration for others”. People have not been able to express their true feelings in fear of hurting someone else, and it is something that every single citizen seems to be doing for one reason or another. He decided to let that all come out. Akagi’s lecture inspired us to think about methods of and the meaning of “to convey”. (Akagi)

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Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 3rd Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 3rd Session, Yumi Song, the contemporary artist, director and writer, was invited and gave a talk titled, “We put a name to this scenery – About Arafudo Art Annual”.
She spoke about the “Oyasumi Tree (Good night Tree)” project that started right after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and about the art festival “Arafudo Art Annual”, which was held in Tsuchiyu Onsen-machi in Fukushima prefecture. While planning for the “Arafudo Art Annual”, she felt it essential to carefully look into the meaning of the word “Fukushima”, and she wanted the festival to be an opportunity for the local people and visitors to carefully and actively cultivate an eye to look at the things that are around them. She lectured on the role of art and how to relate with local areas. (Akagi)

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Preview: Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 3rd Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 3rd Session, Yumi Song, the contemporary artist, director and writer, will be invited to give a talk titled, “We put a name to this scenery – About Arafudo Art Annual”.
Please come and participate, as anyone is welcome to attend.
*Please note that the session will not be held in the same classroom as last time. (Akagi)
Venue: Tsukuba University, Bldg. 6A, Rm208
Date & Time: Friday, Apr. 24, 12:15〜13:30

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Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 2nd Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 2nd Session, Tatsuo Miyajima, the contemporary artist, was invited and he gave a talk titled, “Art in You”.
He spoke about the thinker Rabindranath Tagore’s concept that “Beauty is realized only through human beings”, about Miyajima’s “Kaki Tree Project”, which he started in 1995, and about imagination and creativity. He stated that art inherently exists in the hearts of all human beings, and that we are all “artists” as well as being “viewers” at the same time. The talk, “Art in You – Art is inside you” was very striking. (Akagi)

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Preview: Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 2nd Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 2nd Session, Tatsuo Miyajima, the contemporary artist, will be invited to give a talk titled, “Art in You”. Please come and participate, as anyone is welcome to attend.
*Please note that Sessions 1 and 2 will be held in a different classroom. (Akagi)
Venue: Tsukuba University, Bldg. 5C, Rm416
Date & Time: Friday, Apr. 17, 12:15〜13:30

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Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 1st Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 1st Session, Taro Igarashi, the architectural historian and critic, was invited and he gave a talk titled, “Exhibition and Projects Planned After 3.11”.
He spoke about how the architectural remains of the earthquake should be dealt with, what sort of architecture stays in human memory for a long time, and about “Relational Architecture”, which is not just about constructing a building but about the designing of relationships as well. (Akagi)

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Preview: Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 1st Session

At the Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2, 1st Session, Taro Igarashi, the architectural historian and critic, will be invited to give a talk titled, “Exhibition and Projects Planned After 3.11”. Please come and participate, as anyone is welcome to attend. (Akagi)
*Please note that Sessions 1 and 2 will be held in a different classroom.
Venue: Tsukuba University, Bldg. 5C, Rm416
Date & Time: Friday, Apr. 10, 12:15〜13:30

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