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Relight Days

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Relighting “Counter Void” for the first time in five years
Followed by three days of thinking about future ways of life and what it is to be human

Relight Days is a three-day event that aims to explore future ways of life and what it is to be human through an interactive program and series of talks planned by the Relight Committee*, starting with the relighting of Tatsuo Miyajima’s public artwork “Counter Void” for the first time in five years.

*What is the Relight Committee?
The Relight Committee launched its activities in September 2015 with the aim of serving as a forum for learning that would help to cultivate people capable of producing concrete activities, while engaging in dialogue about art and society that transcends conventional definitions and frameworks. Facilitated by artist community designer Hiroko Kikuchi, 17 people aged between 20 and 69 with a range of backgrounds have gained insights from thinking about the intersection of art and society through planning the Relight Days interactive program.

Timetable

Friday, March 11
17:50-18:00 Relighting ceremony of “Counter Void”
18:00-24:00 Lighting hours of “Counter Void”
At the “Counter Void” lighting-up ceremony, its creator Tatsuo Miyajima will say a few words before joining everyone who has assembled in front of the work to celebrate the moment of its relighting.(No reservation required)

Saturday, March 12
10:00-24:00 Lighting hours of “Counter Void”
14:00-16:00 interactive program “Memento”  
18:00-20:00 interactive program “Reflection”

Sunday, March 13
10:00-24:00 Lighting hours of “Counter Void”
14:00-16:00 Talk session “Relight Project×MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO” Relight Session Vol.3 “Art × Society — Imagining the Unseen —”

Interactive programs: "Memento" and "Reflection"

The interactive program put together by the Relight Committee has been divided into daytime and nighttime programs, which will each feature numerous events. From 14:00, there will be recitations, a cello performance, and interactive performances on the theme “Memento,” which has meanings including to remember, to think back, not to forget, and a trigger for memories. From 18:00, interactive sound installations and workshops are planned on the theme “Reflection,” which means to throw back, to echo, to mirror, and to influence.

Date and Time
Saturday, March 12, 2016 14:00-16:00, 18:00-20:00
*Canceled in case of rain

Cooperated by Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Hacosco Inc., Taiken kuukan keikaku

Talk session "Relight Project×MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO" Relight Session Vol.3 "Art × Society — Imagining the Unseen —"

The Relight Sessions is a series of talks at which artists, creators, businesspeople, government officials, and others with various different positions in society consider the role of art and art projects in society since 3.11.
This Relight Session, the third in the series, will feature talks on the theme of life and death, which is the theme of the work “Counter Void.” At the same time as the relighting, participants will engage anew with the questions that it poses and use this as a springboard for considering the future.

Date and Time
Sunday, March 13, 2016 14:00-16:00 (Doors open at 13:30)
Venue
TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI (6-11-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Capacity
40

Contact

Relight Project office
E-mail:info@invisible.tokyo

Venues

in front of “Counter Void” at Keyakizaka in Roppongi Hills (6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) and more

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), inVisible
Cooperated by
MEDIA AMBITION TOKYO