27 June 2024

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Planetary Seed's Opening | As the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky and just before sunset, the space will be open and the dynamic maze will be activated.

FRIDAY, 21 JUNE 2024 | FROM 17:00 - 21:00 HRS.| AT 100 TONSON FOUNDATION

The Summer Solstice — Opening Ceremony of

PLANETARY SEED
จร ● 惑星的共自在性
a collaborative exhibition by
Wit Pimkanchanapong x living room for seed

EVENT SCHEDULE

18:00 ● Opening Ceremony
by Daizaburo Sakamoto  

18:30 ● Poetry Chanting
by Tyuki Imamura  

18:48 ● Opening Remarks
by living room for seed

During the Opening Ceremony on the Summer Solstice, Daizaburo Sakamoto, a Yamabushi (Japanese mountain priest) and performing artist, conducted a ritual ceremony to cleanse the space and seek spiritual permission for its use. His performance included Goza mai, inviting the gods to a primitive shrine within the multi-dimensional maze, and Okina mai, the origin of modern Noh play, praying for peace and happiness.

The ceremony continued with Tyuki Imamura's poetry chanting of Hagoromo, a poem about a celestial being shedding its feathered garment. This ethereal imagery, reminiscent of a serpent's shedding—a legend prevalent across many parts of Asia—symbolizes transient encounters bridging our world and the otherworldly.

Simultaneous ceremonies began at sunset on the Summer Solstice in various locations including Bangkok, Chiangrai, Kanchanaburi, Pattani, and Yamagata (Japan). Documentation from each site will be interwoven into the landscapes within the ever-shifting terrain of the maze during the first phase of Planetary Seed, which runs until July 7, 2024.

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