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Planting Ceremony / Area　Scarpa-Volo,Mazzorbo

In March 2000, Kaki tree was planted in “B.Galuppi” di Burano, a public farm in the island Scarpa-volo Mazzorbo, which is located in Adrian Sea, 30min ship distance from Venice. The planting site was in the grape field in the farm. It was a big planting ceremony with 450 students from 9 elementary schools around Venice. It was realized with a few teaches from Venice who visited Japan pavilion in the biennale. Ms.Laura Biondi was one of them and took an initiative. Mr. Giogio Mastinu organized a kite-flying, Ms. Biondi and Ms. Ritsue Mishima learnt children Origami and coloriage. In a large farm, many workshop programs were organized such as… Read more »

Planting Ceremony / Ogaki Castle Park

The name of Ogaki city used to mean “Big Kaki”. The Ogaki Castle is known as the place that had been occupied by famous commander while important battle in Japanese history in 1600. Due to that, it was registered as the national treasure. As the memorial event of that battle, the city government organized Ogaki Expo in 2000, after 400 years from that battle. Ms. Nobuko Yamada, a member of Ogaki Expo Executive committee, suggested planting kaki trees as the project for future, not only looking back in past battle. They made a musical about “Bombed kaki tree” for planting ceremony. After the expo, some members formed O-KAKI project executive… Read more »

Exhibition “『Revive Time Kaki Tree Project in Mito – Prologue 2000” Art Tower Mito

From 5th February to the 22nd March, 2000 Exhibition by 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee Art Tower Mito is located in the center of Mito city, Ibaraki Prefecture and is known as one of the contemporary art center. In February, 2000, Mr. Tsukasa Mori, curator at Contemporary Art Gallery Mito , organized an exhibition to introduce “Revive Time – Kaki Tree project”, which Kaki Tree Executive office had been working since 1996. The exhibition have been mainly conducted by members from the executive committee, and it focused the development of Kaki project, which grew up through a lot of communication/involvement/meeting with people. Portraits of the people involved, or… Read more »

Exhibition “48th Venice Biennale” Italy

From June 12th to Nov 7th, 1999 Exhibition by 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee. The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years, with a history of more than one hundred years.With persimmon saplings on display at the center of the event space, the committee introduced themselves and explained about their past activities. They displayed works from the project and workshops, and invited new participants. Visitors were free to write messages on cards that were then put up on the walls of the event space. By the end of the event, the walls were almost completely covered with messages of peace. The… Read more »

Exhibition “REVIVAL TIME KAKI TREE PROJECT” Berlitz Shibuya Language Center

From May 28th to August 25th, 1999 Organized by Heso laboratory (laboratory of navel) Exhibition by 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee We released information about exhibition in Venetia Biennale, which was held in same time in Italy, and recruited for new participants. In addition to photographs and videos, we displayed the kaki tree made with bronze. We introduced contents of the project through activities and expression by who participated the project. While the exhibition, “Kaki-mi café”, “A snail’s runaway from home”, “Tsunagi-e”, and more workshops were held at the open space of the Language Center.

Exhibition “Melbourne Biennale” Australia

From May 14th to June 27th, 1999 Exhibition by 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee We exhibited photographs and videos of place where we have planted kaki trees. We introduced the project and recruited new place to plant kaki trees.

Planting Ceremony / Epinay National Stadium

In 1998, Ms. Miho Cibot who was living in Paris and presides the Nagasaki Hiroshima hydrogen bomb research institution sympathized with the kaki tree project and applied for planting kaki trees. With some bumps and detours, it’s decided to plant kaki trees in Anger and Epinay and two baby trees were planted at side of Epinay National Stadium. Posters of the project were put at the venue and the workshop in that participants folded cranes with origami was held at city festival. Unfortunately, on that day, NATO started airstrikes to Kosovo. Children fold cranes with pray for the world peace.

Planting Ceremony / Cistude Nature

Bordeaux is famous for wine. When a kaki tree were planted in Bordeaux, there was strange nameplate was on that kaki tree. It said, “spare” because Ms. Chantal Rusell Le Roux, who is an artist working with her theme, nature, brought back a kaki tree which was a backup for the exhibition, “Donai Yanen! Et maintenant!” at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in French, and planted it. They organized a festival, “KAKI TIME” with their friend and children in October. With so many events, performance, pray, workshop, concert and they even made T-shirts for that, many people enjoyed it. Thus, a kaki tree used to be a backup belongs to… Read more »

Planting Ceremony / Akabane Nature Park

Akabane Nature Park in the Kita district of Tokyo is the site of a former military factory. Utilizing a piece of land with that sort of history, the Kita district took a unique approach by having local residents participate in creating the park. In 1996, when second-generation persimmon trees from World War II atomic bombings were first exhibited (“Water Ripples ‘95” Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Sept 2– Oct 1), and the Kita district learned that they were up for adoption, the trees were gladly afforded space in the park. The park was completed in 1999. So three years after the offer was made, the planting of the trees finally… Read more »

Planting Ceremony / Finca de Osorio

Mr. Rodriguez who was born in Canaria Islands saw the website of the Kaki Tree Project and send a letter.“However I live in London now, I want to have kaki trees in my hometown, Canaria.”After that, the number of people who support for kaki tree project increased by his effort. And finally, it is decided to hold the planting ceremony as an city event. Thus, in 3rd March 1999 the kaki tree were planted at Finca de Osorio. Over the generation, both children and adults participated to plant trees with holding shovels. The artists held the two workshops. Mr. Jose Luis Lusardo made a big drawing of kaki tree with… Read more »

Planting Ceremony / Museum Jean Lurcat

In 1998, Ms. Miho Cibot who was living in Paris and presides the Nagasaki Hiroshima hydrogen bomb research institution sympathized with the kaki tree project and applied for it. Because of her passionate action, Anger and Saint-Denis in French applied to plant kaki trees and four trees were sent to French. On 10th March 1999, two kaki trees were planted at the yard of Museum Jean Lurcat in Angers. Meanwhile, Aa artist, Lurcat’s tapestry named “The song of the world” that belongs the museum was exhibited in Japan including Hiroshima until May in that year. The city government organized planting trees as a chance of education for citizens. At the… Read more »

Planting Ceremony / The Earth Centre

The earth centre in England inquired about the project in 1997. They saw Miyajima’s exhibition in that they informed about kaki tree project in London and applied for it. The earth centre was still under contemplation to build at Doncaster in England. They were going to build Children’s forest inside of a theme park that provides a chance to watch nature. Ms. Susanna Robinson, who was the staff of the earth centre project and applied for the kaki tree project, understood the meaning of the project well. She proposed some plans to make children concern with kaki trees. For insistence, organizing a tour to see the tree and talk about… Read more »

Exhibition “The Edge of Awareness” SESC Pompeia

From December 7th, 1998 to January 30th, 1999 Exhibition by Tatsuo Miyajima + 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee This exhibition was traveling exhibition started from Geneva.

Exhibition “Donai Yanen ! Et maintenant !” Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts

From September 22th to November 15th, 1998 Exhibition by Tatsuo Miyajima + 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee We displayed photography taken while doing project, “Bombed Kaki tree Jr.”, and works that children and Mr. and Mrs. Hanada made at workshop held at Yanaka, Japan when they planted kaki trees. We also recruited foster of kaki trees while exhibition. While exhibition, we let children drew messages on cards and put it on the wall. Also Ms Heike Hanada and children held workshop and add works they made to exhibition.

Exhibition “The Edge of Awareness” New York

From September 15th to October 15th, 1998 Exhibition by Tatsuo Miyajima + 『Revive Time』 Kaki Tree Project Executive Committee This exhibition was traveling exhibition started from Geneva.

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