“Making as Living - The Exhibition of Great East Japan Earthquake Regeneration Support Action Project”

Over a period of 20 years we have experienced the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake. There are also predictions of a severe earthquake in the Kanto, Tonankai region, and for us who live upon this land, earthquakes and disaster and its threat is something which will never end. It is now 2 years since 3.11. And while continuing in regeneration work, as we face towards this never ending disaster, what is it that we must reassess? What is it that we must question?

After the events of the Great East Japan Earthquake, "WAWA Project" was established, at 3331 Arts Chiyoda, as a program working towards regeneration support. And as of 9th March (Sat) 2013 it will present the "Making as Living - The Exhibition of Great East Japan Earthquake Regeneration Support Action Project".

Over the year which has passed since the exhibition held at 3331, WAWA project has held the exhibition "Making as Living" at Kamifurumachi Shopping Street, Niigata and the art centre "KIITO" in Kobe. Here we provide an opportunity to consider what has been born from these "disaster areas" what state are they in now and what must we prepare for "that day" in this exhibition in Tokyo.

In this exhibition we introduce the people who continue to focus their efforts upon regeneration, and the ongoing work of artists towards this, not only conveying the "regeneration of now" but also through the illustrations of the disaster of the Meiji-sanriku tsunami, a timeline of events since the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, and many other valuable documents, we attempt to consider what has been put in palace in preparation for earthquakes, what should we be doing, and what kind of disaster prevention should be brought into the community and our everyday lives.

During this exhibition various workshops, talk sessions, food and music events, as well as survival camp and Tohoku support shop will be facilitated, giving people of all ages and from many different regions a chance to gain a new insight into earthquake disaster.


Organizers: WAWA Project (commandN)
Support： Ministry of the Environment, Cool Japan, Ryohin Keikaku, 3331 Arts Chiyoda
Selected Exhibitions/Events
In addition to exhibiting documentation of the various regeneration projects being engaged in by artists and local leaders, along with the provision of valuable materials reflecting upon earthquake disaster, a wide variety of talk events and workshops will also be held.




Exhibition - "Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake + Creative Time Line Mapping Project"
(Hisako Hara+SPREAD)
Visualizing through a 20m long time line the various regeneration support activities engaged in the field of art, design and architecture in the 18 years since the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.




Exhibition - The Voice of Regeneration Leaders - Video Exhibition
A series of videos recording the thoughts and words of the regeneration leaders who have actively worked in Tohoku since 3.11. WAWA Project has been regularly interviewing these leaders since the disaster and in a further update sine last year's video exhibition, we introduce how activities have changed and progressed over 2 years.




"Making as Living - The Exhibition of Great East Japan Earthquake Regeneration Support Action Project" Exhibition - The Reality of the Meiji Sanriku Tsunami
(Support: Rias Ark Museum of Art)
20 illustrations which convey the reality of the great tsunami which hit the Sanriku area in 1896.




Workshop Disaster Prevention Survival Camp
(Facilitation Support: NPO KODOMO・WAGAMONO Matching)
Making sleeping quaters in the sports hall, doing survival cooking on the rooftop and experiencing a black out, just some of the activities in this overnight workshop which helps us prepare for when disaster comes.




Workshop - Ishinomaki School
(Facilitation Support: ISHINOMAKI2.0)
Examining the issues which Ishinomaki faces and how they might be solved, what approach is being taken by people in the town and how these link to our consideration towards the future of Japan.




Event - Special Screening "The Town's Children"
A special screening featuring Mirai Moriyama and Eriko Sato who have experienced the Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. Taking Kobe as its stage, these two characters with different experiences of the earthquake come together by chance, and through their renewed effort to face the disaster share a hope towards a future which refuses to forget.




Regeneration Products Shop - "WAWAYA"
Presenting a range of goods specially designed for the support of regeneration after 3.11 for purchase. Introducing the stories which each one holds and pointing towards the significance and potential in creative production and design towards regeneration.