09:00Ryotsu Local Museum + Work No.7

No.7 “Renketsu-sei / Plastic Sea”

I first came to Sado Island in 2016 as a marine biologist studying bluefin tunas in partnership with local fishermen and the Japanese government. Wild experiences on the fishing boats off the Washizaki coast and quiet days spent beachcombing north of Ryotsu left me with a deep appreciation for the island’s hardworking people and natural beauty. Sado Island is not immune to the international issue of ocean plastic pollution, and many of my early artworks were inspired by plastic objects collected off its beaches. My intention with “Renketsu-sei/Plastic Sea” is to highlight how plastic can entangle ocean animals and to encourage a systemic shift in humanity’s reliance on single-use plastics. I believe islands like Sado are microcosms that can become sources of innovation to solve broader societal challenges.

Viewing (1 hour)

10:00Move to Former Sado Fish Market “To Stop and Stay”

10:10View Work No.4 “Stay, stay”

No.4 “Stay, stay” (Former Sado Fish Market)

I am drawn to the act of “movement.” The flowing scenery, the difference in the atmosphere of each place. Landing in a new place and interpreting what has accumulated there. It is perhaps similar to the feeling of reading a story. I create artworks based on this desire to move and the “physical experience” that can only be had there. Coming into contact with a place, opening my senses there, and creating a landscape. For me, this act itself is both a creative endeavor and a journey.

Viewing (30 min)

10:40Move to No.1-1, 1-2 Meeting Point

10:55View No.1-1, 1-2 (Reservation Required)

No.1-1, 1-2 “POWER – Garbage Grave”

Part 1 starts at 11:00

Piercing through the abyss, debris drifts at furious speed across the sky.
The shining wreckage above resembles the backpacker once called the Lonely Planet. Even if all life on this planet were erased, it would continue in its orbit, faithfully following its path.
Surely God dwells in the heavens.
The G7 has loudly proclaimed that society reaches out to the garbage racing at eight kilometers per second. The desire to push beyond its limits accelerates
economic growth to the point of orbital speed.
For now, all we can do is observe the beautiful, shining garbage overhead from beneath the heavy layer of atmosphere, mistaking it for starlight.
Farewell, Earth. Departing debris.
In its wake, as it journeys through space, the romance and remorse of colonization continue to repeat forever.
2025—from this point on, the universe will be ripped from myth, and civilization will steer toward the end of the dreams of the Universal Century.
The socialization of the universe itself awakens the dreams of those who would monopolize the sky. O dust above the heads of all living things, remain with us.
Behold the highest stars—how lofty they are!
Let there be light upon the stardust that circles around us.

Viewing (1 hour 30 min)

12:30Lunch

1 hour

13:30Move to Ogawa Village

13:50Viewing Prints and Stroll in Ogawa Village

Viewing (40 min)

14:30Move to Sado Museum

15:05Sado Museum Viewing / Visit

Viewing (1 hour)

16:05Move to accommodation / Free time

16:45Arrive at accommodation

Rest / Free time (1 hour 15 min)

18:00Move to “Snack Bar” Culture Experience point

18:10Dinner / “Snack Bar” Culture Experience

3 hours 30 min

20:40Return to accommodation

20:50Arrive at accommodation