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)
Listening to "The Future of the Sea" vol.3 Takashi Kokubo (Environmental musician, sound designer) A beach resort in Africa visited on a journey to record the world. He is one of the sound designers who has worked on the sound design of the earthquake early warning alarm sound and the signature sound of the electronic money "iD" [……
Walking from the mountains to the sea, observing "the present" – Reconnecting the landscape of Wangyue with 10 crops – We envision UMI2050 in Wangyue, surrounded by the sea and mountains. The landscape, nurtured by the overlapping of nature, industry, and life, is being affected by changes in industrial structure and population decline, [……
Listening to "The Future of the Sea" vol.2 Sonoko Sato (Film Director) Filmed two films in her hometown of Ishinomaki while still in university In 2019, while on leave from the Department of Film at Nihon University College of Art, she filmed a feature film called "Haru wo Kasanete" in the Okawa district of Ishinomaki City, which is also her hometown. After returning to school [……
Listening to "The Future of the Sea" vol.1 Eli Horn 'Water Body' series Eli Horn, an artist living on Salt Spring Island, Canada, creates a series of works in which he looks out at the waves through small windows cut into wooden frames [……
The Future of Kesennuma: After the Great East Japan Earthquake, Kesennuma, a town that has been working on marine education with an eye on future sustainability, garnered expectations as an educational initiative that walked hand in hand with the recovery slogan, "Living with the Sea." However, it eventually faced the question of "What should we do, and how should we do it?" [...]