An overall orientation session for the “Creative Reconstruction Program (Graduate School, Undergraduate Course)” will be carried out. Those of you who are thinking of taking the following classes, or are interested in the Creative Reconstruction Program, please come and attend! (Akagi)
Date & Time: Apr. 9 (Thursday), 18:15〜19 :15
Place: 5C216
List of Classes
Creative Reconstruction Special Assignments I (01EB081) / Creative Reconstruction Special Assignments II (01EB084)
Creative Reconstruction Off-Campus Special Assignment I (01EB082) / Creative Reconstruction Off-Campus Special Assignment II (01EB085)
Creative Reconstruction Special Course on Art Theory (01EB083)
Creative Reconstruction International Special Assignments (01EB086)
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Creative Reconstruction: Disaster Psychiatry (Y505101・HB21131)
Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation 2(Y505301・AC42171・AC63551)
Creative Reconstruction: Catastrophe & Art（Y505401）
Creative Reconstruction: Vision Formulation Assignments (Y635102・AC42182・AC63562・FH53072)
Creative Reconstruction: Off-Campus Challenge Assignments (Y635202・AC42192・AC63572・FH53082)
Creative Reconstruction: Science Visualization Assignments (Y635302・EE11642・HE20142)
Creative Reconstruction: Hybrid Art Assignments (Y635402・GB00302・GC34402)
Creative Reconstruction: Problem Finding/Solving Exercises (Y635502)
Creative Reconstruction: Off-Campus Challenge Special Assignments (Y635602)
CR Completion Certificate Awarding Ceremony
On Mar. 25, along with the Tsukuba University Graduation Ceremony, CR Certificate Awarding Ceremony was carried out this year, too. This year, there were 12 CR graduates. It is our hope that the activities and experiences they had gained from the CR course will be of value in their future lives. Congratulations on both graduating and completing the CR course. (Akagi)
“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” shown at the University of Bonn, Germany.
On Feb. 20, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown at the University of Bonn in Germany. The students and teachers at the University of Bonn and local people came to see the movie. Three student directors, Okazaki, Sasaki and Santo traveled to Germany and held a discussion style talk event with the viewers after the showing.
Each of the student directors spoke about their thoughts on Japan after the catastrophic earthquake, something that they are able to feel only because they shot the movie. The screening was carried out with English subtitles and the discussion was conducted in both German and Japanese. The exchanges were so lively that there was not enough time. A comment from the floor included that they were glad to see a side of the situation in Japan, which they were unable to see through the media. As another opportunity to show the movie abroad was offered, we were able to sense signs that the movie is being conveyed and spreading.
Thank you very much to everyone at the University of Bonn who organized the screening of the movie, to everyone who gave us support, and to all the people in Germany who came to see the movie!
(Sasaki, 3rd Year at School of Art & Design)
“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” shown at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
On Mar. 8, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE) x City of Creativity” was held at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa in Ishikawa prefecture. The screenings were carried out twice a day (with Japanese subtitles), in the morning and in the afternoon, and after the screening, “Fukushima-na! (Green Vegetables)”, a collaborative event with the farmers of Iwaki, who were in the movie, was held. Many people from in and out of Kanazawa city came to the venue, and the movie was seen by 36 people in the morning and 34 people in the afternoon.
After the screenings, the student directors, Chiba, Kinusa Suzuki and Tachibana, each spoke about what was on their minds. I spoke about my thoughts in planning the screening in Kanazawa and asked the viewers to feel the creativity of the people who live in the disaster-stricken areas.
At the “Fukushima-na! (Green Vegetables)” event after the screenings, a tasting party of foods made in collaboration with the farmers of Iwaki, who appeared in the movie, was held. The visitors, while they enjoyed tasting the foods, also actively engaged in conversation with the student directors and exchanged views and comments. Of the things the visitors mentioned, the following left an impression, “Watching the smiles and positive words of the people of Iwaki who appeared in the interviews, in fact, gave me courage. I wish you the best and keep working hard so that the catastrophic earthquake won’t fade into oblivion”. It was 4 years ago today that the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. I would like us all to continue our efforts to show the movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”, in many parts of the country and around the world.
I would like to thank everyone at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art who agreed to co-host the screening, the members of the local staff who helped us, and the people of Ishikawa prefecture who came to the screening!
(Tachibana, 3rd Year at School of Art & Design)
Taikan Taiken (Feel & Experience) Lab: Princess Kubo and Her Secret Friend Workshop
On 2/22 (Sun), “Princess Kubo and Her Secret Friend Workshop” was held at Iwaki Alios. The smiling faces of the children absorbed in making the dolls with some help from the staff of “Asobi (Play) Workshop” and parents of the children were so memorable. The final show was very lively as the children held the dolls they made and danced and sang with Princess Kubo. (Art & Design, MC 1st year, Takahashi)
Screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” held in Inadani, Nagano Prefecture
On Feb. 14 (Sat), a screening event of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was held at the Iijima Cultural Center in Kamiina-gun, Nagano prefecture. Since last November, a series of screenings had been held in Matsumoto and various regions of Inadani, and today was the 12th and last place of showing. The student directors Tachibana and Chiba and staff member Iida went to the venue and held a talk session after the screening as well as a brief group discussion and question and answer session with the audience. There was a moment in which the student directors’ determination to continue spreading this movie was questioned and the students spoke each in their own words about how they felt. We would like to extend our gratitude to Yomogida-san who organized the screening, all the volunteers, and to the people of Inadani who came to the screening. Thank you very much. (Iida)
Hybrid Art Assignments: Light Art Exhibition at Mishima-machi
Between 1/13 (Tue) and 1/23 (Fri), the Hybrid Art Assignment Class Team held an LED Light Art Exhibition in Mishima-machi in the Oku-Aizu region of Fukushima prefecture. The exhibition was held as part of the Ark in the Woods Art Project, and in collaboration with an NPO that developed the low head hydro-power, the electrical power for the entire artwork was generated by renewable energy. It was an exhibition that was made possible with the support from the local residents of Mishima-machi and the government given to the students’ production of the artworks. (Iida)
Information Communication Team held screening of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” in Hiroshima.
On Feb. 1 (Sun), the screening and talk event of “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” were held at the Hiroshima City Plaza for Town Development through Citizen Exchange. The screening event was co-hosted with “OPERATION Tsunagari”, a student volunteer group at the University of Hiroshima.
The manga artist, Daisuke Nishijima, was invited and after the screening a talk session under the theme “New ties and encounters after the catastrophic earthquake” was held. Nishijima deals with the earthquake and nuclear power station accident through his medium, the Tsunagari members are involved in support activities as volunteers, and the student directors created the movie, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”, which is trying to spread the voices of Fukushima. All 3 in their own ways spoke about the encounters and ties that developed through their respective activities. In the questions from the floor and questionnaires after the screening, inquiries about what sort of support could be offered from Hiroshima to the Tohoku region, and the necessity to keep talking about the disaster through documentaries and fiction so that the disaster won’t fall into oblivion were pointed out. Four years have passed since the disastrous earthquake, and while it was an opportunity to reconfirm the significance of spreading “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)”, it also raised the issue of coming up with more ways of channeling it. (Iida)
“Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” shown at Iwaki Alios
On Feb. 1, Sunday, “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” was shown as a part of the program, “Iwaki Town Development and Reconstruction Symposium: Regional Revitalization by the Young Generation” held at Iwaki Alios. The student directors, Tachibana and Suzuki, took part and conducted a talk session. Many high school students from Iwaki were participating and there were questions from them at the talk event as well. It was a screening event that revealed the significance of delivering “Iwaki Note (FUKUSHIMA VOICE)” to the younger generation. (Akagi)
The CR Exhibition has started!
The CR Exhibition has started at the University of Tsukuba Art Space and School of Art & Design Gallery. At the University of Tsukuba Art Space, the courses of CR are mainly on display, and at the Gallery, the reports by this year’s teams are shown. Please come and check them out. (Akagi)
University of Tsukuba Art Street “CR Exhibition” 2014
Venue 1: University of Tsukuba Art Space
Feb.3 (Tue), 2015 ~ Mar. 29 (Sun), 2015. Closed on Mondays.
＊Photographs mainly of the lectures are on display and video images of the lectures are shown.
Venue 2: University of Tsukuba School of Art & Design Gallery
Feb.3 (Tue), 2015 ~ Mar. 27 (Fri), 2015. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays & National Holidays.
＊Activities of this year’s teams are introduced.
