AiH（Artist in Here）/ 2023 / モニター、映像

 

福島県葛尾村（かつらおむら）で制作したインスタレーション。葛尾村は、2011年3月11日に発生した福島第一原子力発電所事故の影響により、全村民が村外に避難した。震災から10年経った現在でもまだ復興の目処は立たない。

 

そのような場所で、アーティストという肩書きはどんな意味を背負うのだろうか。夢のような理想や、飾り立てた狂気を演じるのではなく、ただ「ここにいるアーティスト（Artist in here）」を主張することにこそ意味があるのではないか。

 

ただ「ここにいるアーティスト（Artist in here）」を主張する。

 

 

AiH (Artist in Here)

 

Artist in here" / 2023 / TV monitor, video

 

Living in Katsurao Village, Fukushima Prefecture.Katsuraomura is a village located in Hama-dori, Fukushima Prefecture, where all residents were evacuated due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 11, 2011. On June 12, 2022, the evacuation order was lifted for the first time in some areas. It has been one year since I lived in this village.

 

Ten years have passed since the earthquake, and the effects of the disaster are still felt today. The village is located in a mountainous area. Compared to the areas by the sea, which were televised many times on TV, it has received less attention. What can art do in such an area? What attributes does the title "artist" carry? What kind of art is needed here and now, other than the dreamlike ideals and insanity?

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I will continue to insist on "Artist in here.".