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Setouchi International Art Festival "100-Day Art and Sea Adventure"
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Written by KALONSNET Editor   
Published: July 16 2010

Ogijima, Tomoko Taniguchi "Organ" (image)
Courtesy of the artist and Art Setouchi Executive Committee

The Setouchi International Art Festival is an event in which, guided by contemporary art, people can experience the healing landscape of the Seto Inland Sea and the lifestyles and cultures of the people of the islands.

From time immemorial, the Seto Inland Sea has been an important nexus of transportation. Boats from the mainland came and went, bringing new cultures and lifestyles to the islands dotting the Sea. Since then, each island has formed and developed its own unique culture. This rich heritage, along with its beautiful scenery, is still around today, set against the backdrop of tradition.
However, in today’s globalizing world, with increasing homogenization and streamlining, the islands are losing their unique characteristics because of the aging and decreasing of the population on the islands and the decline of the local area’s vitality.
We are holding the Setouchi International Art Festival in hopes of bringing this vitality back to the islands of the Seto Inland Sea, where the beautiful nature and the people have mingled and become synchronized together.
We aim to make the Seto Inland Sea ‘the Sea of Hope‘ for all places in the world.
We believe that the realization of art created through the collaboration of modern artists, architects, and local residents will bring about new discoveries in the workings of our daily life, attract people from all over the globe, and become an opportunity for local citizens to interact with the world. The Setouchi International Art Festival blends the folk customs, entertainment, festivals, and regional characteristics that have transcended the ages with the art, architecture, and drama that evoke the feeling of our contemporary times. It is a project that conveys the charms of the Seto Inland Sea to the world.

- Chairperson Takeki Manabe Governor of Kagawa Prefecture

Official website: http://setouchi-artfest.jp

* the text provided by Art Setouchi Executive Committee


Opened dates: July 19 - October 31, 2010
Location: Seven Islands in Seto Inland Sea (Naoshima, Teshima, Megijima, Ogijima, Shodoshima, Oshima, Inujima) + Takamatsu Port Area

Last Updated on July 19 2010
 

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