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Wind Caravan
in Sanda
June 12 - 25, 2000
Rice-paddies of Iwakura, Aimoto, Sanda-shi, Hyogo
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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| Exhibition |
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June
12th (Mon.) - June 25th (Sun.), 2000
10:00 - 20:30
Japan's
traditional stepped rice field has been disappearing from
our sight due to farm fields needing to be flattened to accommodate
industrial farming techniques.Yet, the rice paddy is a vital,
vibrant part of the cultural heritage of Japan both for its
commerce, tradition and in its representation of traditional
Japanese life.
Shingu has a studio there where a number of his works were
created.
It is surrounded by a beautiful stepped rice field which stretches
to the nearby mountains. This is the Wind Caravan's first
stop.The exhibition took place right after rice planting season.
His sculptures reflect along with the fresh green rice plants
upon the rice paddy's water. "I wish people would remember
the old sensitivity to nature once existed in Japan such as
feeling summer by the ring of FURIN (wind chime) " he says.
Wind Caravan started from his work's birthplace.
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| Opening
Ceremony |
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Wind
Caravan Sanda Opening Ceremony
June 11th (Sun.)
14:00 - 19:15
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14:00- |
Rice-planting
by local children
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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16:30- |
| Opening
Declaration by Yoshihiro Okada, Mayor of Sanda |
| Greeting
from the chairman of the executive committee, Susumu Shingu |
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16:40-
18:30 |
Symposium
"What We Can Do for the Earth Now"
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18:50-
19:15 |
"
Den'en Sambasou" Kyogen performance
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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| (c) Junichi Ota 2000 |
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| Organization |
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| Organized
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Wind Caravan
Executive Committee, Wind Caravan Sanda Committee |
| Endorsed
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Hyogo Prefecture,
Sanda-shi, New Zealand Embassy, Embassy of Finland, The Finnish Institute
in Japan, Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Embassy of Mongolia,
Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Supported
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Hermès,
KDD Corporation, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Suntory Limited,
The Bank of Ikeda, Shingu Atelier |
| Cooperated
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Nippon Express
Co., Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Sumitomo Special Metals Co., Ltd.,
Ashikaga Institute of Technology |
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