March 3, 2026 – August 3, 2026
The future is not simply something that lies ahead, but something that is shaped by the accumulation of the past and the present. Just as the future someone once envisioned has become our present, we will look at the future of the sea not as something to be postponed, but as a choice to be made, using cities, memories, and various voices and expressions as clues.
All exhibits (13 items)
Statement When we think about the future, we imagine "time that hasn't come yet" or "the world that awaits us." But is the future really only ahead? The ocean landscape before us now is also something that someone once [……
"UMI 2050" is an attempt to envision the future of Japan's coastal regions in 2050. Dot Architects and Osore Research, led by Shogo Onodera Architects, will depict the relationship between cities and the sea in 2050. […]
Listening to "The Future of the Sea" vol.5 Subodh Kerkar: Performance Art 'Mirrors' at the Water's Edge. Subodh Kerkar is one of India's leading beach resorts on the west coast [……
Filmmaker Yusuke Fukuhara selects films that resonate with the exhibition's theme, visits their filming locations, and puts into words his experiences in places where film and land, past and present, intersect. This series opens up time to think about the sea through film.
"Listening to the Future of the Sea" Vol. 6: Fram Kitagawa (Art Director) The experience of being in the sea, where all five senses are awakened, is what I want to express through art. The Setouchi Triennale, which advocates for the revival of the sea, has had art director Fram Kitagawa as its general director since its inception. [……
The Future of Kesennuma: "When I thought about where we could find the answers, I wondered if it would be in seeing how high school students have grown." (Teacher Chida, Kesennuma Municipal Shishiori Elementary School) Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the town has been working on education with "the sea" as its theme for the sake of future sustainability. [...]
Listening to "The Future of the Sea" vol.4 Yuko Tajima (Senior Researcher, Vertebrate Research Group, Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science) She became captivated by orcas after borrowing a book by chance. Based at the Tsukuba Research Facility of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, she studies whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine life...
Alternative Tokyo Bay Area: The metropolis of Tokyo has undergone tremendous transformation. From the modernization following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, to the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and the development of the Metropolitan Expressway in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it has gone through numerous phases to reach its present state [……