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UPCOMING PROGRAM

Exhibition "Future Elements: Experimental Laboratory for Prototyping in Science and Design"

Exhibition "Future Elements: Experimental Laboratory for Prototyping in Science and Design"

March 29 (Fri), 2024 - August 12 (Mon), 2024

What kind of future do we see? Perhaps its contours cannot even be imagined. Yet that is exactly why makers dream such numerous possibilities. They test this future through prototyping. We may not have a clear image of what is in store, but we can delineate parts, on the basis of what has already been invented. These objects we call "Future Elements."

The exhibition centers on the design engineer Shunji Yamanaka's prototypes and robots, from initial sketches made in collaboration with fellow researchers at his university lab, through to completion. Also included are collaborative works by seven teams of designer-creators and scientist-engineers from different fields. We hope visitors will be exposed to visions of designs that advance towards a future which we cannot yet see.

Exhibition Director: Shunji Yamanaka

Exhibition "pooploop"

Exhibition "pooploop"

April 30 (Tue), 2024 - January 26 (Sun), 2025

Is it possible to change the connotations imprinted on our minds by the term "waste"? When I discussed this with Shinichi Takemura, he linked "waste" with "excrement (poop)." I found this interesting. Waste is things we are ready to discard, but should we not hope that they may play some meaningful social role for the future. "Excrement" could be returned to the lifecycle as a valuable resource. Ideas of detritus and movement are well established, and this exhibition hopes to creatively push forward these notions under the label of "circulation (loop)."

Exhibition Director: Taku Satoh

There is neither waste nor excrement on the planet. Everything is a valued resource in nature, flowing about. Generation of waste and excrement represents our "design failure."
Japan previously had what has been called a "social operating system" for efficient upcycling of waste and poop. We might call this the "Edo Eco." But we need to remember that it was a V-shaped recovery stemming from an environmental crisis, not unlike the one we now face. This time round, we must put the model onto a global scale. This exhibition suggests how we might get ready to do this.
Humanity is at the starting point of a journey towards inheritance and renewal through a "Global Operating System." We aim for a beautiful circulation (loop) of matter as we redesign the world so that all living creatures can enjoy creative coexistence.

Exhibition Director: Shinichi Takemura

PAST PROGRAM

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  • "Secret Source of Inspiration: Designers’ Hidden Sketches and Mockups"
  • "Insects: Models for Design"
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