Distant Memory by Chiharu Shiota is located near the entrance of the village of Ko, on Teshima (on your right when coming from Ieura). It’s one of Art Setouchi‘s “veteran” artworks as it’s been around since the very first Setouchi Triennale, back in 2010. However, its age is showing, […]
Distant Memory
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The day before, instead of returning to Takamatsu, we spent the night in Tonosho port on Shodoshima (I’m directing you to a previous post if you’re not sure what I’m talking about). The reason was simple; the goal was to go to Inujima and this island is not easy to […]
Distant Memory by Chiharu Shiota is one of the permanent artworks in the Setouchi area that have been around since 2010. It can be found on Teshima, in the village of Kō.
So, on Monday, despite a temperature of about 35°C (which means that it felt like pretty much 40°C) we went to spend the day on Teshima. The reason of that small trip will be revealed in a few days and posts. Meanwhile, here is a short tale of the […]
Farther Memory is Chiharu Shiota‘s contribution to the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010. It was available for viewing until last month in the village of Kō on Teshima. It recently closed along with other Art Setouchi’s artworks. I’m really not sure whether it will reopen this coming Spring […]
Farther Memory by Chiharu Shiota is the only remaining Art Setouchi artwork in the village of Kō on Teshima. This installation is located in the former village’s community building. About 600 window frames were gather from abandoned houses all over the island to make the artwork. The resulting tunnel that goes across the building […]
If you don’t mind the heat that will most likely be present, August is the perfect month to visit Art Setouchi, as many of the artworks are open longer than usual because of Obon, and many events and activities will be held. I won’t be able to list them all […]
On our first trip to Teshima, we didn’t see all of the works of art (and only one of the three villages) so we had to go back. Going to Teshima on a Saturday was a risky idea. See, the festival organizers had seriously underestimated the number of people it […]