Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

Tadashi Kawamata's project "Tokyo In Progress", which introduced "under construction" in Paris in an article a week ago, has opened today.

As you climb up the slope made of wood, you will reach the Wood Terrace.

I'm glad that there is a bench.

　View from the terrace (toward Tokyo Sky Tree) 

The flowers in the crocus field are really beautiful with more numbers in the past week.

It's going to be a very popular spot.

This month is just one year from Great East Japan Earthquake. Various projects and activities are being carried out in various places.
Today, I went to one of them, a series of exhibitions called "Remembrance 3.11" held at Nikon Salon in Ginza. In Remembrance 3.11, from February 24 to March 26, we are supporting reconstruction with the power of photography through the works of eight photographers, special exhibition and five symposiums.

From March 14th to 20th, Taku Arai's photo exhibition "Here and There: Tomorrow's Island" Since last year, Arai has visited Fukushima and its surroundings many times and photographed one by one.

The daguerreotype is the world's first practical photography technology that began in the first half of the 19th century. It is said that a silver plate polished on a complete mirror surface is photographed directly in a camera and developed with mercury vapor. (From the article by Mr. Arai himself published in the March 21 issue of Newsweek Japan.)

When you enter the venue and stand in front of the work, you can appreciate each and every work with the lights. The expressions of people and animals staring at this, appearing in the illuminated venue. Some backgrounds of the work were very wide and empty. Before the earthquake, there must have been various buildings and landscapes here.

The characteristics of the daguerreotype are that they cannot be replicated and that the left and right sides of the image are inverted. We are beings that no one can replicate. And the image of the left and right reversal that we usually see is myself in the mirror. Arai's work is also a mirror that conveys the hearts of the viewer.

Here and There - Tomorrow's Island Taku Arai Photo Exhibition
Venue: Ginza Nikon Salon (in Nikon Plaza Ginza 7-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku)
Period: From 10:30 to 18:30 until March 20 (until 15:00 on the last day)

Before the Equinox Day, I came to feel the soft sunlight. Crocus is one of the first flowers to tell spring. Now, the crocus is spreading all over the Paris Square of Ishikawajima Park. The scenery where pretty flowers are in full bloom is best to see with your eyes than photos, so please come and see the real thing.

I can countless yellow, white, and purple crocusts at my feet, and when I look at the sky, the sky tree is clear. It was a luxurious walk.

Currently, Tadashi Kawamata's "View from Tokyo In Progress Sumida River" is under construction in Paris Square.

I'm looking forward to what I can do about opening on March 20.

Do you know the fun art gallery called "btf (butterfly stroke)" in Kachidoki?

Originally it was a warehouse, so the entrance may be a bit difficult to understand, but it looks like a warehouse gallery in the Brooklyn Dumbo district of New York. The staff members were also very friendly, and despite suddenly visiting and asking for a photo shoot, they accepted with a smile. Thank you very much, Mr. Chishima!

When you enter, there are a lot of fun and pop works lined up, and just looking at them will make you feel excited.

There are teeth in the toilet, and sardines on the bottom of boots ...

If you think about it, you can see such a nostalgic street scenery.

When I went there, the works of "Enomoto Osamu-san" and "Jose Frankie-san" were on display (until 25th of this month).

When you pass through this hole, you can see Enomoto's picture.

 Enomoto's work, which is reflected on the wall one after another.

Please come and visit us.

Address: 2-8-19 Kachidoki, Chuo-ku Kintomi Building Warehouse 3rd floor (map)
Phone: 03-5144-0330
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