Workshop will be held as scheduled
Due to the approaching Typhoon No. 10, after careful consideration and discussion regarding the workshop's implementation, we have decided to proceed with the workshop as scheduled.
Please see here for additional information.
First Workshop to be held at "Tomioka Town Office", the base for "Sea of Time - Tohoku" project activities!
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the first Time Setting Workshop will be held at the "Tomioka Town Office."
With the cooperation of members involved in artistic and cultural activities and childcare support activities based in Tomioka Town, we will collaborate on the planning and operation of the workshop.
Furthermore, this time we have created a framework that allows even those who have previously set their times to participate, challenging new dialogues among participants through the creation of "Sea of Time - Tohoku" artworks (※However, previously set times cannot be changed).
Through the Time Setting Workshop, why not take your time to reflect on your thoughts about Tohoku and the lives of individuals, while engaging in dialogue with Tatsuo Miyajima, your family, friends, or other participants?
Notes
※"Time Setting" is limited to one participation per person.
※Those who have already participated in Time Setting and received a certificate of participation cannot change the set time. Please be aware of this in advance.
※Those who have previously set their times can participate in the "Dialogue Workshop".
Overview
Date and Time
Sunday, September 1, 2024 ① 10:30–12:00 ② 14:00–15:30
Venue
Tatsuo Miyajima Office Co., Ltd. Tomioka Town Office
272 Ohama Chuo, Tomioka-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima, 979-1111 Inamoto Tenant Room 2
※Next to the "Tsuki no Shita" intersection, in the former "Best Denki" building.
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lo3sfrAqCF71A1bd6
Capacity
Approximately 30 people per session
※Applications will close once the capacity for each session is reached.
Participation Fee
Free
Eligibility
Anyone, from small children to adults, who supports the project's purpose is welcome to participate.
※"Time Setting" is limited to one participation per person.
※Those who have already participated in "Time Setting" and received a certificate of participation cannot change the set time. Please be aware of this in advance.
※Those who have previously set their times can participate in the "Dialogue Workshop."
How to participate
Advance reservation required
Application Method
① Web application form, ② Application form, ③ Phone
① Please fill out the necessary information on the web application form and send it.
Due to the typhoon response, applications closed at 12:00 PM on Friday, August 30.
Thank you for your applications.
② Please fill out the necessary information on the "Application Form" distributed at the Tomioka Town Office and submit it.
③ Please provide the following information by phone:
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- Name (Representative)
- Representative's Phone Number
- Number of participants
TEL｜0297-21-7650 (Sea of Time – Tohoku Project Executive Committee Secretariat)
＊Phone support is available on weekdays (Monday-Friday) from 10:00-12:00 / 13:00-17:30.
＊Please note that phone support will not be available from August 12 (Monday) to August 16 (Friday) due to summer holidays.
※Personal information collected will be strictly managed and used solely for the operation and guidance of this project.
Organizer
Sea of Time – Tohoku Project Executive Committee
Cooperation
Tsuki no Shita Art Center
Sponsor
Tomioka Town
Workshop Flow
(1) Viewing of the "Sea of Time - Tohoku" demonstration artwork
(2) Sharing impressions of the artwork within each group
Engage in free dialogue about impressions of the artwork.
(3) Explanation of the background and purpose of "Sea of Time - Tohoku" by Tatsuo Miyajima
Mr. Miyajima will discuss the project's history and the artist's intentions behind the work.
(4) Time Setting
Participants will write down the desired time in seconds and their thoughts embedded in that time, as well as their feelings towards Tohoku, on a form.
Those who have participated in time setting in the past will reflect on the time they previously set and the thoughts they embedded in it.
※Those who have previously set their time cannot change the time.
(5) Dialogue between Tatsuo Miyajima and participants
Episodes will be listened to based on the content of the written forms.
(6) Listening to and sharing someone else's thoughts
One representative from each group will share their chosen time and episode with the other participants.
※Contents may be subject to change.
What is the "Sea of Time - Tohoku" project?
Based on the concepts of "it changes continuously," "it connects with everything," and "it lasts forever," contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima, known for his works using digital counters, created this art project to mourn the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, preserve the memory of the disaster, and together build the future of Tohoku, in collaboration with people living in Tohoku and those who care about Tohoku.
The artwork, which envisions 3,000 digital counters displaying "9-1" installed in a massive pool, involves 3,000 people. Each participant sets the speed at which the LED numbers count down to their desired time. Since 2016, the project has been holding workshops mainly in Tohoku and throughout Japan, meeting participants and aiming to complete the artwork by 2027.
Currently, there are 2,517 participants (as of March 11, 2024).
What is the Time Setting Workshop?
Each of the 3,000 LED numbers in "Sea of Time - Tohoku" counts down at a different speed.
In "Time Setting," participants can set the speed at which the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6... change to their desired time in seconds (from 0.2 to 120.0 seconds). The LED numbers count down from "9 to 1," and when "0" is not displayed, it darkens, then returns to "9" and repeats the movement. This blinking of numbers symbolizes the perpetuity of life.
This workshop is a dialogue-based workshop where participants share their time settings and episodes related to the Great East Japan Earthquake with Tatsuo Miyajima.
Participants, as artists of this project, entrust their thoughts to each LED through time setting, and these thoughts gather to form one large artwork.
Parking
If you come by car, please use the following parking lot and walk to the office.
Behind the building of Photo Studio Cossta
Inquiries
Sea of Time - Tohoku Project Executive Committee Secretariat (within Tatsuo Miyajima Office Co., Ltd.)
TEL: 0297-21-7650
E-mail: contact@seaoftime.org
