Sweet Democracy

＜Open Call Project SOCIAL DIVE＞

This is a “half right to vote” project in which elementary school students over the age of 9 are asked to hold a mock vote, ingraining democratic principles into the children who will enter society not far into the future. It serves as a simulation of how we can independently play a part in the growth of society. Students will answer questions like, “When you turn 18, what would the representative of your choice do for society?”, “If you were to become a representative, what would you like to do to make society better?”, and then put their ballots into a transparent box. We will also run workshops as part of the “half right to vote” project. The answers on the ballots will then be displayed for public view.

Moreover, there will be an artwork titled “Ant Diet Building”, which is a visualization of a model building resembling Japan’s Diet Building, but made of sugar cubes that are being eaten away by ants. This work will serve as a visual message to express that if all of us take action, then society will change. The project will also be posting information about ants, society and art on note (note.com), so please take a look.

(As of March 2021)

1: “Sweet Democracy” sugar cube artwork “Ant Diet Building”, 2020
2: “Sweet Democracy” drawing “half right to vote”, 2020
3: Image from note about “Sweet Democracy” , 2020

https://note.com/shingos_art
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