24 November 2024

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Mark the final day of Planetary Seed with a ritual performance by Daizaburo Sakamoto, a Yamabushi (mountain priest) and performing artist from Yamagata, Japan. Witness an intimate and reflective ritual < Shizume / Calm > serves as a closing gesture. It invites reflection and offers a moment of connection as the exhibition reaches its conclusion.

Sunday, 24 November 2024 | 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM | At 100 Tonson Foundation

< Shizume / Calm＞

Festivals are a time when the sacred comes from the depths of nature. When the sacred departs, everyday life resumes. An exhibition acts much like a festival. In Planetary Seed, the sacred is invited at the beginning, and at the end, we need to invite the holy to return to the other shore.

As part of the ritual process leading to the closing ceremony at 100 Tonson Foundation, Daizaburo performed an overnight vigil by the Chao Phraya River under the light of the half-moon, beginning at sunset on November 21 and concluding at sunrise on November 22. The artist called this meditative act < Komori / Staying >

< Komori / Staying >

In prehistoric times, caves were important to man. They were places of life that provided protection from the threats of nature and were also places of mystery that sometimes connected them to the roots of the universe. Entering a hole transforms the body and mind. The richness of the images that emerged from these places may have been the driving force behind the development of our culture. Cultures change their forms with time and place, but their roots are connected. There are many myths of holes, caves, eggs, boats, and the birth of sacred beings in South-East Asia and East Asia.

As the connection between the past and the present is rapidly disappearing, we would like to attempt to practice and recreate these stories, just like twisting frayed threads together.

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80° Virtual Tour of Planetary Seed online here,
we recommend watching it on YouTube for an even more immersive view
—but visit in person for the true experience!