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Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT) Announces the Selection of 5 Artist Fellow Groups
Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT) is pleased to announce that the five Artist Fellows groups for FY2023 have been selected following a screening process of more than 100 applications. These groups will work together as partners with Tokyo Metropolitan Government and CCBT to create artistic expression, creative exploration and positive action to change Tokyo into a better city through creativity and technology.
FY 2023 Artist Fellows
TMPR [tempura] (Iwasawa Brothers + Horikawa Junichiro + Miyama Yu + Nakata Kazue)
Project:
Tracing the Landscape That AI Beheld: An Artificial Intelligence Travelogue
Summary:
Human walkers trace AI-generated walking routes and diaries,examining and re-thinking the nature of our experiences
Entry theme:
New artistic expression responding to artificial intelligence and other forms of technology
TL: IWASAWA Brothers
TR: HORIKAWA Junichiro
BL: MIYAMA Yu
BR: NAKATA Kazue
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Synflux
Project:
WORTH: Digital Fashion Platform
Summary:
A project based on public experiences to explore new possibilities for avatars, digital fashion, etc.
Entry theme:
Projects and artistic expression that engage with aspects of Web3 creativity like NFTs and XR
TL: KAWASAKI Kazuya, TR: SANO Kotaro, BL: OKAMOTO Hiroki, BR: FUJISHIMA Yoko
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contact Gonzo
Project:
my binta, your binta//lol ―roars from the skinland
Summary:
Experiments on the theme of “skin” as both a boundary and a point of contact with others, developing devices that recreate the sensation of touch and creating new performative works
Entry theme:
Music and performing arts aiming to build a new scene for the digital age
contact Gonzo
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SnoezeLab.
Project:
IISE (Immersive Inclusive Sensory Environment)
Summary:
A project for developing inclusive environment, such as using art and technology to build sensory rooms
Entry theme:
Projects accessible to both able-bodied and disabled people
HASHIMOTO Atsuko
ICHIKAWA Nozomi
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ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!
Project:
Electromagnetic Generator Parade
Summary:
Creating a new kind of festival featuring a “generation float” powered by green energy, and old appliances modified into musical instruments
Entry theme:
Platforms that are socially engaged or participatory for members of the public, such as hackathons and workshops
ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!
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About the Artist Fellowship Program
Outline
- This program is a system for publicly recruiting projects from artists who will work as partners with CCBT
- Fellows who are selected based on a review of their submitted proposal will be involved in various creative activities in addition to CCBT held activities such as teaching planning and lecturing activities
Support
- Production cost support (up to 10 million JPY)
- Providing opportunities for advice and technical assistance from a variety of experts including mentors and others
FY2023 Mentors
- ISU Takeo (Art director, Graphic designer), UKAWA Naohiro (Artist of “right now” / Artistic Director, DOMMUNE), KUZE Shozo (Artist, Engineer), TAKEKAWA Junichi (Director, MUTEK Japan), TANAKA Miyuki (Curator, Producer)、HOSOKAWA Asami (General Manager, Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee Secretariat)
About CCBT
First brought to life in October 2022 in Shibuya, CCBT is a hub where the public can explore their creative imaginations in society (civic creativity) through the use of art and digital technology. Centering on a creative lab and studios, CCBT is a flexible venue capable of hosting workshops, symposiums, lectures, and more to serve as an engine for creativity.
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This project is to promote the "Future Tokyo," Tokyo’s Long-Term Strategy.
Strategy 10: Smart Tokyo/TOKYO Data Highway strategy
Strategy 15: A City of Culture and Entertainment strategy
For Inquiries
Cultural Events Section, Culture Promotion Division, Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports,
03-5320-7583
S1121602(at)section.metro.tokyo.jp
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