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In this project, Hiroyuki Oki will use work-in-progress footage taken during his participation in “Trans Arts Tokyo 2012” and “Trans Arts Tokyo 2013” as a “seed”, organically mixing the images with work-in-progress footage shot/edited before and during “Tokyo Biennale 2020/2021” while screening and continally updating the results during the exhibition. The project is based on a doctrine that has been named “Time/Performance Doctrine 2011→2021”, but which has yet to be effectively verbalized. It is a project concerning “matter”, in which the exploration/activation of space, people, time, words, and images both in their minute details and in their entirety “arise while blending together”.

(As of February 2021)

1: “Kanda Community Art Center Project TRANS ARTS TOKYO Commission Work Artist” 2012, Former Denki University Building No.11, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku
2: “TRANS ARTS TOKYO 2013 Oki-ke Undokai, Oki-ke Screening” 2013, Kanda Nishiki-cho Kyodo Building, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku

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AR 3 Brothers have developed a new work on the theme of the city. The movements and form of a human being, whose body has been bestowed with physical experience, will be digitized and placed in Tokyo. By blending movements and physical forms different from that of the body’s owner, the work will attempt to study and measure the scale of the city and human experience. In addition, the project will be developed in collaboration with five artists. It will expand the possibilities of international art festivals amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

(As of February 2021)

1:”Our Spaghettification Phenomenon”, 2021
2:”Mona Lisa Transported”, 2018
3:”Mona Lisa Buried Alive”, 2018

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The Edo firefighters, called “hikeshi”, are a symbol of Tokyo’s fight against disasters. Is it not possible to revive these firefighters in Tokyo today, giving them a new form and new role? This project is an attempt to newly create the “hikeshi” of Edo as “Hi-gumi” (“evacuation team”), firefighters created using AR who will appear at 213 evacuation sites designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government by climbing ladders to announce their locations.
When you hold up the camera of your smartphone in the city, the Hi-gumi will appear in the direction of these evacuation sites along with the distance to each site, in conjunction with your location information. And, through 3D animation, the Hi-gumi will perform the traditional “Hashigo-nori”, or ladder-top stunts, guiding you to the evacuation site.
Continuing the sentiments of our predecessors who protected the lives of Edo citizens, this project will heighten awareness of evacuation sites that are not usually recognized in the city, while serving to confirm their location. The project also aims to contribute to such disaster prevention activities.

(As of February 2021)

1: “Hi-gumi AR Image” 2021, produced by Susumu Namikawa
2: “Hi-gumi AR Image” 2021, produced by Susumu Namikawa