KOSUGE1-16"Where are you? Giant Paper Sumo - Hokusai Sumiyume Tournament"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Sumida River Forest Bansho Sumi ni Yume Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5(2023) 1st Term Regional Grant [Newly established in FY2023]
Business Overview
Artist unit KOSUGE1-16 will hold an art project called "Where are you? Giant Paper Sumo" in Sumida, which has a deep connection with sumo. In workshops called "tours" held in four "rooms" in Sumida Ward, teams come up with ideas to create giant sumo wrestlers of real size out of cardboard boxes, and the children's rich ideas give birth to wrestlers with unique sumo ring names and special skills. A total of 32 sumo wrestlers gather from each stable in the "honbasho," a tournament in which the wrestlers beat the ring to determine the best wrestler. A stable master gives commentary, a yobi performs a taiko drum, and there are demonstrations of sumo jinku and yumitori shiki to introduce sumo culture alive in the community. The event will be held with the cooperation of sumo officials and the local community, with local businesses offering prizes.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, November 12, 2023 - Sunday, December 3
- Venues
- Sumida Riverside Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
【KOSUGE1-16】
Focusing on the dead nature of habitus (existence like a common tree ring) inherent in the relationship between a certain land and people, I am trying to refunction it in a lively form. Giant playground equipment and sports equipment, mainly made of wood, are created to be moved by human power, and the project creates a relationship between participants and their creations.