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On the occasion of the Oku-Noto Triennale, the faculty and students of In today’s world, we are all kept busy with so much instantly transmitted information. The artist felt that time in Suzu flowed differently from the city, likened the old Noto railway Ukai Station to a post office, and suggested a more relaxed way of communicating with viewers through picture postcards and social media. The monkey sculptures in the station symbolize our devotion to interactions through a smartphone.
Dylan Kwok
Dylan Kwok, nurtured by Hong Kong and Japanese cultures and educated in Canada and Finland, is passionate in design and urban studies research. Kwok applies design methods on his projects for public spaces including park benches, trams, podium gardens, community kitchen, back alleys, or even the Harbour Area in Helsinki, Finland. He enjoys communicating with users to understand their perspectives in urban problems, and making designs that serve their needs. He is a recipient of the Best Thesis Award in Aalto University (Design & Architecture) and DFA DesignSmart Young Design Talent Award in 2009.
Duration September 4th(Sat)－October 24th(Sun) 2021, 51 days
Feel the power of art at “the furthest edge of the world.”
Suzu City is located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, at the tip of the Noto Peninsula, jutting out into the Japan Sea. The natural beauty of its satoyama and satoumi has remained to this day. We are blessed with an abundance of good food, and above all, wondeful resident people.
The spread of the novel coronavirus had a major impact on society and economies worldwide, and it was inevitable that the Oku-Noto Triennale postpone for one year. We have been preparing for the Oku-Noto Triennale2020+ in hopes that it will be an opportunity to reconnect divided countries and people.
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The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.
