“ “Why is the River Laughing?” – takes a SOCIAL DIVE into Tokyo by diving into the river city. A 6-week program of socially engaged art, the project explores the significance of local rivers and canals, through river walks, street actions, workshops, performances, an exhibition, and a symposium.
The venue, Japan Art Bridge, is in a renovated historic viaduct at mAAch ecute on the Kanda River. The gallery has video art, mapping studies, and sculptural installation, and is an Open Studio for the creative team to develop the project as a site-responsive Artist in Residency process. It is also a venue for Events, and a Creative HQ for activities around the Sotobori outer moat system.”
Tokyo Biennale website - English | Japanese
Facebook project page - Why is the River Laughing?
Supported by The Center for Philosophical Technologies at Arizona State University, The School of Global Studies at Thammasat University, The University of Tasmania, and The University of New South Wales
Collaborators: Yugo Hattori, Tim Budgen, Michael Porter, Gabriel Camelin, Matthew Gingold, Jean David Caillouët, Hidenobu Jinnai, Keiko Torigoe, Norihisa Minagawa, Julian Worrall, Stephen Loo, Adam Nocek, Pino Heye
Above - Video channels played in the gallery at Japan Art Bridge.
Left: “Tire Morphology” = by Yugo Hattori, Tim Budgen, Gabriel Camelin, Michael Hornblow
Right: “Bangkok Context” - by Gabriel Camelin, Yugo Hattori, Michael Hornblow