Hara Museum ARC

Demonstration of the Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project
Using digital counters with digits that represent the eternal nature of life, Tatsuo Miyajima has continued to make art that express his thoughts about life and death based on the core concepts of “Keep Changing, Connect with Everything, Continue Forever.” As part of his Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project, Miyajima is holding “time setting” workshops for people to share feelings and memories about the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011. By the time he completes the project, he will have involved 3,000 people in the project. In this special exhibit, the artist will be displaying a portion of the digital counters produced for the project to date.

Time Setting Workshop at Hara Museum ARC
Each of the 3,000 LEDs that will eventually comprise the Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project counts down at different rates. In this workshop, each participant will set the time interval by which the digits change on their counter, from 0.2 to 120.0 seconds. Everyone will then share their settings with the others, as well as episodes related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, their thoughts about the Northeastern region of Japan known as “Tohoku” and their messages to loved ones. Through these workshops, small LED lights from all over Japan will eventually comprise the whole of Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project.

Workshop Information
This workshop is for anyone who supports the aim of the project, from small children to adults. However, those who have taken part in a previous workshop are ineligible, as participation is limited to one time per person. Please note that an advance reservation is required for this event.
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022 Session I: 11:00 /Session II: 14:00
Capacity: 30
Fee: Free (museum admission is required)
Venue: Corridor Space at Hara Museum ARC
Please send your request to participate and/or inquiries to the Executive Committee of the Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project at https://seaoftime.org/ (at Tatsuo Miyajima Studio).
Tel: 0297-21-7650　Email: contact@seaoftime.org 　https://seaoftime.org/

Bus Tour and Special Lecture and Workshop by Tatsuo Miyajima for Art Students
This event, which has been especially organized for students of art, includes a time setting workshop and a special lecture by Tatsuo Miyajima. Participants can choose to join the bus tour or arrive at the museum on their own. Please note that an advance reservation is required for this event.
Date: Friday/national holiday, September 23, 2022
Capacity: 30
Participation fee: Free (Participants will be required to show proof of student status on the day of the event.)
Venue: Corridor Space at Hara Museum ARC
Support provided by: MRA Foundation
Please send your request to participate and/or inquiries by email to arc@haramuseum.or.jp

-Schedule for Participants in the Bus Tour
08:15 Depart from JR Shinjuku Station for Hara Museum ARC (there will be a rest stop along the way)
11:00 Arrive at Hara Museum ARC. During this time, participants can have lunch, view the exhibition and enjoy free time at the Green Bokujo recreational ranch.
13:40 Lecture by Tatsuo Miyajima, followed by a Q&A session.
14:10 Workshop
14:50 Free time
16:00 Depart Hara Museum ARC for Tokyo (there will be a rest stop along the way)
18:30 Arrive at JR Shinjuku Station

-Schedule for Participants in the Workshop and Lecture only
Please arrive at the museum in time for the start of the lecture at 13:40.
Participants are free to view the exhibition before and after the lecture and workshop.

Demonstration of the Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project
Date: September 10 (Saturday) – November 9 (Wednesday), 2022
Venue: Kankai Pavilion, Hara Museum ARC
*Visitors to the Sea of Time – TOHOKU Project can view the exhibition Grasping at Clouds: Works from the Hara Museum and the Hara Rokuro Collections, Part II (Autumn/Winter) which runs from September 10, 2022 to January 9, 2023 in the contemporary art galleries as well.

Tatsuo Miyajima
Tatsuo Miyajima is a contemporary artist. He was vice president of Kyoto University of Art and Design and Tohoku University of Art and Design from 2006 to 2016. He has been teaching at Kyoto University of Art and Design as a visiting professor since 2017. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1986, he was invited to show work in 1988 in the Aperto section of the Venice Biennale where he attracted international attention with his works using digital numbers. Since then, he has exhibited at over 250 venues in 30 countries around the world. He received the 5th Japan Arts Foundation Award in 1998, the 71st Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize in 2021 and an honorary doctorate from the London Institute in 1998. His most well-known works include Mega Death (1999/2016).

*The exhibition dates are subject to change, depending on the status of the novel coronavirus pandemic and other factors.