26 October 2024

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Planetary's 4th Public Progam | A TALK: いづこへ / Izuko-e / Where do we go? Engage with participating artists and practitioners from living room for seed, including Wit Pimkanchanapong, Ryusuke Kido, Kayoko Iemura, and Yusaku Imamura, as they share insights into this compelling project.

 Saturday, 26 October 2024| FROM 16:00 - 18:00 HRS. | at 100 Tonson Foundation

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いづこへ / Izuko-e  / Where do we go?

When we stand at the critical threshold of life and death, our sensitivity, which had been closed in our daily life, may open up, and there we might realize what we have forgotten. Social systems falter, and in the chaos that arises from multiple origins, life and death intermingle. We are drawn into the fluid space between the unconscious and the conscious, compelled to feel, think, and experience anew. 

In our current reality, people around the globe face unprecedented climate disasters—floods, fires, and storms. Each morning brings news of conflicts claiming countless lives, even threatening the use of nuclear weapons. At this critical juncture, we reflect on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, when entire cities and thousands of lives were swept away in hours. This was a pivotal moment for each artist involved—a starting point for new paths to emerge. Where do we go from here?

Standing here now, we face infinite openness. The maze before us, seemingly leading somewhere, becomes a grain of planetary seed—a step toward interdependence in this vast openness.

This project stems from several years of research and dialogue between Wit Pimkanchanapong and living room for seed, in collaboration with communities across Thailand and Japan. The multi-layered program includes works such as Letters from the Sages, collaborations with university and local communities, children's workshops, and talks, curated and organized by Kayoko Iemura and Tyuki Imamura.

Participating artists from living room for seed: Wit Pimkanchanapong, Ryusuke Kido, Daisuke Nagaoka, Yukiko Watanabe, and Dinh Q. Lê.Special participating artist: Chris Wainwright