Tokyo University of the Arts implements the SDGs X Arts program in collaboration with UAL, Monash, and NID under the “Japan-England-Australia- India SDGs x ARTs Global Leaders Development Program 2022-2026 using Shared Campus,” a project aimed at enhancing the global development capabilities of universities.
The SDGs X Arts program is being jointly implemented with UAL, Monash, and NID. This program is connected to one of the themes in Shared Campus, namely ‘Critical Ecologies.’ Its objective is to facilitate student and faculty exchange and establish new educational and research programs and curricula that examine ecological and environmental issues from an artistic perspective and approach.
This page shares a report of the program implemented in March 2023.

 

[PROGRAM]
Critical Ecologies – soil / another hidden part of the world
Period：2023/3/15（wed）- 20（mon）
Venue：Ueno & Toride Campus, TAU Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture

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[15. March | Kick-off program opening ceremony】
10:00 Opening remarks by President Katsuhiko Hibino
10:30 Programme description by Vice-President Yusaku Imamura
10:45 Special lecture by Dr Tatsushi Fujiwara (Associate Professor of History, Kyoto University)
13:30 Workshop by Nuria Kramer (Zurich University of the Arts)
15:00 Mini-lectures by Shilpa Das (NID) and Lee-Ann Khor (Monash University)

At the kick-off event, President Katsuhiko Hibino greeted the students, and Vice-President Yusaku Imamura gave an introduction to the program. Following that, the students introduced themselves. This was followed by an online lecture by Prof. Fujihara Tatsushi from Kyoto University. The theme of the lecture was “decomposition,” and it focused on the cyclical system of the world, which has been obscured by the current cycle of production and consumption in society. Through this lecture, the students learned to explore sustainable models of society from the past and present that differ from growth. In the afternoon, there was a workshop led by Nuria Kramer, the Director of Shared Campus, and presentations were given by participating teachers Shilpa Das and Lee-Anne Khor.

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[16. March | Pottery Workshop]
“Kneading and kneading. – Ecology of Creation through Handwork”
by Ryo Mikami (Professor, Department of Ceramics, TAU)
Venue: Toride Campus, TAU

This workshop reconsiders the relationship with nature through human hands in the fields of ceramics and baking. While using different materials – ceramic clay and flour – the participants rediscovered unexpected commonalities and connections between the two through the shared processes of ‘kneading’ and ‘baking’. Additionally, by incorporating Toride ceramic clay into soapmaking, the participants pursued a broader sense of creativity that encompasses both form, natural cycles, and ecological sustainability.

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[17. March | Excursion to Kamogawa, Chiba]
Visiting: General Incorporated Association ‘Small Planet’
Lecturers: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto (Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Architect), Yoshiki Hayashi (Representative Director, General Incorporated Association “Small Planet”), Tatsuya Fukuoka (Vice-president, General Incorporated Association “Small Planet”)
Guest artist: Ichiro Endo
Venue: Kamanuma village, Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture Oyama Senmaida

Venue： Kamanuma village, Kamogawa CAn excursion was organized to ‘Small Planet,’ a general incorporated association that carries out satoyama restoration activities in the village of Kamanuma, Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture. Guided by architect Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, the group toured the village and observed the satoyama restoration project in Kamanuma. By walking through the village and along the old roads, the participants learned about the history of this land and gained perspective on how mechanization and capitalism have marginalized rural villages in Japan. Additionally, all participants had the opportunity to experience traditional rice field ridge-cutting.ty, Chiba Prefecture Oyama Senmaida

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[20. March | Student Forum]
Venue: Community Salon, 3rd floor of Taki Plaza, Tua, Ueno, Tokyo

The students reflected on their experiences in this program, such as art and ecology, tradition and technology, and gave presentations that were connected to their own art creation and research topics. The presentations were not only in the form of presentations, but also included a variety of presentations such as bringing in art objects, poetry readings, and screenings.

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Some of the presentations made at this forum were subsequently exhibited at the gallery in JR Ueno Station.
→https://global.geidai.ac.jp/reports/iuep-exhibition-2023/

 

[Participating Students]
Amogh Jadhav、Vignesh Karote（National Institute of Design, India）
Anna Chan、Kenzee Patterson（Monash University, Australia）
久野円、上村唯夏（東京藝術大学 美術学部）
石井孟宏、Asuka Ogami、Kang Tianhu、Yang Jie、Coco Kashiwara、Keiko Tokuyasu、Sareena Sattapon、Johanna Riedl、Wu Xiuyi、Clinton Pang To（東京藝術大学 大学院美術研究科 GAP）
Yuki Nagao、李静文、中島りか（東京藝術大学 大学院 GA）

[Faculty]
Nuria Kramer（Shared Campus）
Shilpa Das（National Institute of Design, India）
Lee-Anne Khor（Monash University, Australia）
Paul Haywood（Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London）
今村有策（東京藝術大学 副学長 GAP教授）
毛利嘉孝（東京藝術大学 GA教授）
三上亮（東京藝術大学 美術学部教授）
江上賢一郎（東京藝術大学 GSC特任助教）
宮内芽依（東京藝術大学 GSC助手）

 

[Credit]
文部科学省　大学の世界展開力事業
「インド太平洋地域との大学間交流形成支援 Shared Campus（国際共創キャンパス）を活用した日英豪印 SDGs × ARTs グローバルリーダー養成プログラムー世界を幸 福にするイノベーション創出ー」（2022年-2026年）

プロジェクト・リーダー：今村有策 (副学長〈国際連携担当〉、 大学院 グローバルアートプラクティス専攻教授