Concept
The mundane streetscapes of the city become a holy place for stories beloved by a certain someone. In the city, filled with people coming and going, there are as many different landscapes as there are people. Nor is it only people who live in the city. Insects, plants, AI, robots... what does the city look seen from each of their perspectives?
Attachments only you feel, the sense that something is there, the little events you discover. This exhibition focuses on phenomena that evoke invisible things within the city. Eight groups of artists with perceptive foresight will exhibit works that connect these “invisibles” with their abilities to imagine what future cities will be. Here, you will see landscapes as seen by AI or artificial life, and the shape of the city lived in by humans a hundred years hence.
Why not see if you can discover your own unique invisibles?
Curator : Arina Tsukada
About the Exhibition Series
From the environment to disaster prevention to the economy, future cities will face all manner of uncertainties, making it difficult to predict the future even one step ahead.The concept to spread the word from Tokyo to the world for these next-generation cities is “Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo = SusHi Tech Tokyo.”As a place to unpack this concept and create future value together, the PASs (Playground for Alternative Seeds) exhibit series was born.Here, through the media of art and technology, each person can discover a fresh perspective that overthrows what they thought they knew. A place of creation where you can be freed from normal life and ideas. The questions and ideas you sense here will turn into seeds for the future, aiming to spread through the world and plant seedlings within society.
Special features
A space where art becomes the catalyst to free us
from our day-to-day life and thoughts
The exhibition brings together eight media arts and technologies that are expected to play big roles in the future.
There are many ways it has been designed to allow anyone to enjoyably imagine the future of Tokyo.
Playground: The Playground of Thought
The heart of the venue is a free space called the Playground. Visitors are welcome to relax, discuss their impressions of the works, or even work or study. It serves as a “white space,” connecting the many questions that may come to mind upon viewing the works to thoughts about our lifestyles and their future. It is also scheduled to be the site of a wide variety of events.
Art Communicator: Enjoy Interpretations
Art communicators will be permanently stationed at the venue to help viewers with their interpretations and understanding. They will provide easily accessible explanations, helping to draw out thoughts and impressions, even for those who may find art difficult to understand. Feel free to ask an art communicator if there is anything you want to know. Some communicators may provide daily viewing tours (no reservations required).
Voice Wall: Turn the Future into Words
The Playground, in the middle of the venue, has a Voice Wall where every visitor can write down and attach their own impressions of the future. After experiencing the exhibits, visitors are welcome to try answering the venue’s questions. “What will happen to our future?” To ponder this and then to act becomes the first step.