At midnight, long after closing time, the storefront falls completely silent. The lights are out, the doors are locked, and yet—behind the glass of the show window—multiple human silhouettes begin to move. In the darkness, their shifting outlines create the…
Selected and Commissioned Artwork, Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2024 Storks is an artwork that invites viewers to remember the Oriental Stork, a bird that once thrived throughout Hyogo Prefecture, including the area that is now Kobe. The species disappeared as…
The site is a nuclear testing facility on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands, where the United States conducted experiments from the 1950s through the 1970s. Large amounts of radioactive contaminated soil and debris were buried here, and because the…
Atami City has been cherished as a hot spring resort since around the 10th century. Once blessed with rich nature and a historic landscape overlooking both the sea and mountains, it lost much of its natural beauty and cultural scenery…
The Hokkaido Ballpark, new home of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, stands on land once cut from Hokkaido’s forests. Long before it became a glamorous sports destination, this site was part of a wider ecosystem, home to many animals—among them the…
Pureness is a sculptural interpretation of the sensation of Chablis wine—the clarity, minerality, and quiet tension felt the moment it touches the palate. The work seeks to express, not through metaphor but through form and atmosphere, the distinctive character of…
Telephone After All is a public art installation designed to create spontaneous encounters between strangers. The work consists of two restored public telephones connected like an internal line: when one receiver is lifted, the other begins to ring. This simple…
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