Vivinavi : Ichihara : (Japan) Ichihara

The "Omotenashi Exchange Program 2024" will be held at the former Uchida Elementary School on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the "100 Years Later Art Festival - Uchiboso Art Fest -". Students from Tokyo University of the Arts will exhibit their works in this program. Currently, two students have started to create their works while interacting with local residents. Today, we would like to introduce Riryu Mizuguchi's work "Knitting Mura".

Riryu Mizuguchi says that she grew up with a lot of contact with nature from an early age, and has often used natural objects in her past works.
This work was inspired by the word "nest mai" found in the Chronicles of Japan.
"Nest" conjures up the image of a place or individual for oneself, while "residence （ architecture ）", on the contrary, conjures up the image of a place or society for others, and the artist considers "nest mai" to be the space between the two.
He also thinks that "school" evokes the image of a "secret base," and he will create a work like a secret base on the theme of "Nusemai" using natural objects （ trees and leaves ） in the Uchida Elementary School area.
They want to create their works with local people, so they are working with a local landscaping company and many pruned pear trees from a pear orchard in the city.

Please visit the city website to learn more about the work.
https://www.city.ichihara.chiba.jp/article?articleId=65f0edd68747660975eedea3

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