The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), which operate the Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT], have collaborated with “Ars Electronica,” a cultural organization operating at a base in Linz, Austria, to organize “ART FOR TRANSFORMATION: Art and the Future. Transformation and Creation.” at the Shibuya Sakura Stage from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10, 2024. Can art arising from human creativity change people, society, and cities for the better? Here is an overview of the three days we spent with the participants to consider these possibilities.
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ART FOR TRANSFORMATION
January 17, 2025
Talk
XR and Future of Civic Creative
Junji Shiraishi of Niantic, Inc., provider of the “Scaniverse” application, which allows 3D scanning with smartphones, and Miku Sega, 2024 CCBT Artist Fellow MVMNT (Movement), who is implementing a project using the application, will take the stage for an enthusiastic discussion with Hideaki Ogawa, creative director of CCBT! The participants thought about what XR for the future means.
Conference/Networking
The program was designed to learn, think, and connect with participants over the possibilities of using art and digital technology to bring innovation to society.
① Keynote Speech
Front Line of "Art for Innovation"
The keynote speakers were Ou Sugiyama of Shinryoiki Corporation and Hideaki Ogawa, CCBT creative director! The two, who have been active on the front lines of the theme of the relationship between “art” or “technology” and “city” or “society,” will introduce their respective approaches on “Front Line of Art for Innovation.” They spoke about what they had been working toward and what they aim to achieve in the future.
② Case Studies of Sessions １ to ４
Four themes were introduced that showcase various approaches to bringing about social change through art.
③ Open Discussion
After each speaker’s enthusiastic session, the open discussion connected each activity as one story. The discussion was packed with hints for how to achieve innovation through various approaches using art as a medium, from various perspectives and standpoints.
Workshop
Memory Volume Reality Capture Workshop
Scaniverse, a free application provided by Niantic, Inc. allows users to convert images taken with smartphones into 3D data. Using this application, participants walked together through the streets of Shibuya, experiencing technology while having fun, and sharing memories with each other.
Welcome to Planet B - Kids' Workshop
Ars Electronica held a special version of the program “Welcome to planet B” at the 8K theater at its headquarters in Austria, and it was adapted for children around 7 to 10 years old. Based on the 3 themes “Food,” “Housing” and “Mobility.” the children sketched and shared their own ideas about the future Earth (Planet B), and they created stories together while using their imagination and creativity to envision a sustainable future.
Exhibition
CCBT Activities Introduction Exhibition
Panels were displayed showcasing the past two years of the activities of CCBT, which opened in October 2022, and videos produced to date were screened at the venue.
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Video Exhibition from Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2023 on Tour
Nine works were screened from the “Ars Electronica Animation Festival 2023 on Tour,” a video program curated by Ars Electronica, including the work that won the Golden Nica Award (the highest award) at the “Prix Ars Electronica,” an award given annually by Ars Electronica.
Click here for a list of the screened videos
ART FOR TRANSFORMATION
Date:
Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10, 2024
Opening hours:
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Venue:
Shibuya Sakura Stage (1-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 150-0031)
3rd floor, BLOOM GATE ZONE A/B
manoma, 38th floor (only on November 8)
Organizers:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
In Partnership with:
Ars Electronica
Supported by:
Austrian embassy/Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo, Nikkei Inc.
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"CCBTx X SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024" ART FOR TRANSFORMATION pre-talk "Thinking about the future through food"
A pre-talk for “ART FOR TRANSFORMATION” was held at SUPER DOMMUNE on November 5 prior to opening of the event. (A collaboration project with SOCIAL INNOVATION WEEK 2024)
Together with two groups of artists who will serve as CCBT Artist Fellows for 2024, producers, directors, etc. based in Shibuya considered the future from the perspective of “Food.”
ABOUT US
Based on the Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] mission “Co-Creative Transformation of Tokyo,” “CCBTx” is a program for implementing projects in collaboration with diverse partners across fields both in Japan and overseas with the aim of embodying the concepts of “Inspire,” “Co-Create,” “Incubate,” and “Network,” and proposing a creative social model.
Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] opened its doors in October 2022 in Shibuya, Tokyo as a hub for the public to explore their “civic-creative” imaginations through art and digital technology. As a lab to realize and popularize this “civic creativity,” CCBT hosts projects and events in tandem with its experts and collaborators in the fields of art, design, and technology. Through its five core programs–Meetup, Workshop, Art Incubation, Camp, and Showcase–CCBT aims to become the driving force of innovation that is generated from Tokyo.
Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica is a creative center for art and advanced technology founded by the city of Linz, Austria. For more than 40 years, Ars Electronica has hosted the world’s largest annual media arts festival, the Ars Electronica Festival. They have also established “Futurelab,” a center for research on the future of art and technology in collaboration with businesses, government, cultural, educational, and research institutions. It also includes the Ars Electronica Center, known as the “museum and school of the future,” and the Prix Ars Electronica, which is the world’s longest running international media arts competition.
