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)