Yearly Archives: 1999

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.

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »