"A Fragmented Garden" - "Nendo Dango" Seed Distribution by Daniel Silva

Artist: Daniel Silva

"A Fragmented Garden" is a proposal by generative artist, Daniel Silva, for a different way to construct a garden. It is initially composed of 50 "Nendo Dango" ("clay dumpling" in Japanese) seed units distributed around Tokyo and will use technology and algorithms to come together as a cohesive system.

The Nendo Dango kits will be available for pick up on November 23 (Sat) 12:00 to 15:30 at 3331 Arts Chiyoda. Everyone is invited to participate.

The garden will employ a new approach to seed dispersal - using collaborations and participants to distribute and house the Nendo Dango units. The network of participants will report on warmth, time and location of the plants that germinate from each of the units. The collected data will inform the creation of a system of artworks.

The work from "A Fragmented Garden" will come together as an installation in April 2020 as part of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL initiative in preparation, and celebration of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A website will be available to track the progress of the project as well as an Instagram account and hashtags to connect with other participants.

There will be additional information including an informal Q&A with the artist on the 23rd. Welcome to "A Fragmented Garden"!

[What is AIR 3331?]
AIR 3331 Open Call welcomes creatives from diverse backgrounds to research, produce and exhibit at 3331 Arts Chiyoda―injecting an international perspective right into the heart of Tokyo's art scene. For application information, please visit: https://residence.3331.jp/