"CULTURE GATE to JAPAN" - Seite 3

Exhibition title: "+A+"
Location: Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, 3rd floor, LED display 
Period: TBD

*Tokyo International Cruise Terminal is currently closed in accordance with the policies of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The exhibition is slated to open at the same time the terminal is re-opened to the public. Please visit the official website for the latest schedule and other information.

YouTube links:

1. https://youtu.be/h8oisus5qr8
2. https://youtu.be/28fWPuCvdUs  
3. https://youtu.be/lXtQ_3AqWV0

"Welcome to the terminal that entices you to the spirit of the sea"

While looking out on the sea from Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, in the drifting of the waves that move closer and farther away without ever ceasing, as creators we feel 'time' that is measured by a different scale than the hours of human society and imagine new interactions of the spirit within ourselves and others.

+A+ (Plus A Plus) is an exhibit that uses sound and images to appreciate the 'world' of +A+, an imaginary code that connects to the port. 'A' represents the process of cultural and artistic activities in which 'A'rtists express and 'A'rchive the interaction between the existence of the port that encompasses encounters and traditions, and the sea that 'A'dapts to the contexts of Japanese culture.

The three artists whose works are exhibited here take an introspective cultural view and capture this relationship of the human spirit and the sea as a self-centered world. The work invites you to a vista that touches the spirit, and marks a time that confronts essential questions as rolling waves that surpass the ages. At the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal, discover the 'sea' within your 'spirit,' and together with the view of Tokyo Bay, appreciate these new perspectives of Japan's sea culture through artistic renderedings.

• Curator: TAKEKAWA Junichi
• Cultural Resource × Artist:
  - Bird's-eye view of Japan × OISHI Hiroaki + NAGASHIMA Minori
  - Enoshima Engi (the story of Enoshima's origins) ×  EHARA Saeko
  - Edo eel ×  TAKIDO Dorita

alphabetical order

AC-bu

The creative team produces topical artwork in various media including TV, commercials, and music videos based on intense, energetic expression and impassioned, realistic illustrations. The high-speed picture–story show, "Safe Driving Guide" (2014) was chosen in the Jury Selections for the Entertainment Division at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival. "Powder/New Tribe" (2019) was nominated for the TV and Commissioned Films category in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Since 2019, AC-bu is a visiting professor at Kyoto University of the Arts.