Artscape Select - DVD Collection of Two Minute Movies featuring Art & Architecture in Japan and the Nature of Health Design for exhibition and presentation purposes
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Artscape Select DVD Project Japan version
Presenting art in the context of architecture, the built environment, nature and healthcare design. Artscape Select is a unique DVD presentation containing a collection of 144 mini-movies most filmed in Japan.
Produced by graham cooper coordinator for the Japan2001 architecture programme it is launched to celebrate a ten year association with Japan since his first visit in 1993.
Artscape Select is presented in three distinct phases; Project Japan, Nature of Health Design and a developmental section as follows:
A Project Japan
DVD1 Art-Media in Context.
DVD2 Building Refinement.
DVD3 Tadao Ando Collection
DVD4 Ito & Shingu
DVD5 Traditional & Post Meiji Japan
B- Nature of Health Design:-
DVD6 Nature of Healing Art in UK & Japan
C Specialised Compilations
DVD7 Nature of Japanese Architecture
DVD8 UK Select
DVD9 Japan Selections (under-development)
Introduction
During the post-bubble decade, many major developments have been devolving from the metropolis to the regional prefectures, resulting in increased awareness for the quality and impact on the environment. As a consequence the art and architectural relationship to the natural context is set to become amongst the most important design concerns of the 21st century. Similarly the production of buildings which promote quality of life and the occupant's wellbeing is a key social factor for which the Nature of Health Design section is assembled.
Project Japan locates art, architecture, landscape and health care design in the context of present day Japan. Produced between 1996 and 2004 Project Japan features buildings by renowned contemporary architects such as Tadao Ando and Toyo Ito with work by other leading or emerging architects many of which remain unseen in the west. The specialist disks include contain Classical Japanese architecture and gardens. the Nature of Health Design project and the Nature of Japanese Architecture. The latest section includes public projects in the UK by Japanese artists and other compilations which are currently in development.
A Project Japan
Art in relation to architecture and the built environment is the under-lying theme of the Project Japan documentation. DVD1 contains a range of art-media in the urban context, with examples of art-landscapes such as the Site of Reversible Destiny, Fog Forest and mobile installations by Susumu Shingu. DVD2 features famous buildings like the Sony Building by Kisho Kurokawa, Hillside Terrace by Fumihiko Maki and Waterglass House by Kengo Kuma, amongst structures by many other less well known designers. The third disk is dedicated to the public work of Osaka architect Tadao Ando including the Awaji Island Temple and the recently completed Manchester Piccadilly Gardens redevelopment. DVD 4 presents a collection of schemes by architect Toyo Ito, and mobile artist Susumu Shingu. The fifth selection offers an introduction to Traditional & Post Meiji Japanese architecture and gardens.
DVD1 Art Media in Context. (Includes 28 movies 44mins)
Parks and Nature
Memorial Peace Park Hiroshima Architect Kenzo Tange,
Nagasaki Peace Park
Sogetsu Art Centre Isamu Noguchi/ Kenzo Tange,
Two Tokyo Rock Gardens by Shunmyo Masuno,
Fog Forest Showa Park Atsushi Kitagawara,
Site of Reversible Destiny Arakawa & Madelane Gins 4m,
Tsuremai Koen Nagoya
Urban Installations
Faret-Tachikawa Curator Fram Kitagawa 4m
Osaka Projects 4m,
Edo Bridges Osaka
Tokyo International Forum Raphael Vinoly,
JT Japan Tobacco Building Nikken Sekkei,
Shibuya Station Plaza
Kobe Experimental Film
Theme & Display
Jigoku Hells Beppu,
Meguro Gajo-en Hotel Nikken Sekkei
Ohara Museum of Art
Topos3 Exhibition
Ozone Living Design exhibition Shinjuku Park Tower
Washi Installation
DVD2 Building Refinement (23 movies 52mins).
Mass Urbanisation
Sky Garden Umeda
Hillside Terrace Fumiko Maki,
KAP. Kumamoto Art Polis, 4m
Tojuso Apartments Osaka
Landmark Tower Mirai21 Yokohama
Nagasaki Ferry Terminal Shin Takamatsu
JR Rail Pass to Japan
Signature Buildings
Sony Building Osaka Kisho Kurokawa
Umeda Sky Building Osaka Hiroshi Hara,
Tokyo Icons
Osaka Icons
Aoyama Technical College Makoto Sei Watanabe
Scala, Santo & Rise Atsuchi Kitagawara
Aria Kofu Atsushi Kitagawara,
Fish Dance Kobe Port
Sanctuary & Regeneration
Imperial Hotel Frank Lloyd Wright
Tokyo memorial to the War dead Takafumi Aida.
Waterglass House Atami Kengo Kuma 4m,
Sukiya-yu Residence Katsuhiro Ishii
Spiral Building Fumihiko Maki
Church of Christ Fumihiko Maki,
Sumida Culture Factory Itsuko Hasegawa,
Fruit Museum Itsuko Hasegawa,
DVD3 Tadao Ando Collection (19 projects 49mins)
Awaji Shima Temple 4mins,
Chapel on the Water 4m,
Chapel on Mount Rokko Kobe,
Chikatsu Asuka Museum 4m,
Naoshima Museum of Contemporary Art 4m,
Hyogo Childrens Centre,
Childrens Museum Hyogo,
Himeji Museum of Literature,
Suntory Museum Osaka
Oyamasaki Museum Kyoto,
Nariwa Municipal Museum ,
Gojo City Museum,
Garden of Fine Art Kyoto,
Galleria Akka
Time,
Collezione Tokyo
Commercials
Rokko Flats Kobe.
Studio
Piccadilly Gardens Regeneration Manchester
DVD4 Ito & Shingu (15 films 34mins)
Toyo Ito Collection includes
Sendai Mediatheque 4m,
Sendai Mediatheque (digital)
Yatsushiro Municipal Museum,
Yatsushro Firestation,
Sapporo Brewery Guest House Hokkaido,
Shimosuwa Municipal Museum,
Toyo Ito Selection,
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002.
Susumu Shingu Selection
Rhythms of Nature
Water Garden
Ohdori Park Nagoya
Osaka Science Museum
Kaleidoscope Building Osaka
Kansai Airport
Birth of Sky Mobile Livingston
DVD5 Traditional & Post Meiji Japan (21 films 41mins)
Places of Ritual
Haniwa Funerary Collection
Izumo Shrine,
Itsukushima Shrine Miyajima
Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Shitennoji Temple Osaka,
Garden Sanctuaries
Roanji Rock Garden,
Shoden Ji Garden,
Kinkakuju Pavilion,
Shugakuin Imperial Villa Kyoto,
Sukiya - Abode of Fancy
Tai an Teahouse,
Joan Teahouse,
Manshu in Kyoto,
Ninomaru Shogun's Palace,
The Philosophers House Himeji,
Japanese Homes,
Edo Street-scene
Machiya Row Houses Gion,
Bikan District Kurashiki City,
Civic Buildings Meiji Mura,
San-machi Suchi Takayama
Yoshijima-ke House Takayama,
Kasukabe Mingei-kan Takayama
C Specialised Compilations.
DVD7 Nature of Japanese Architecture
This recent DVD compilation demonstrates approaches through a range of building types to bring the benefits of nature nearer to the user's experience. Compiled as part of the Nature of Health Design study, it presents 24 projects arranged into six categories, each defined within a traditional typography.
DVD7 Nature of Japanese Architecture (62mins 28projects)
Places of Ritual
Izumo Shrine
Awaji Shima Temple 4mins,
Chapel on the Water 4m,
War Dead Memorial Takafumi Aida.
Sanctuary Gardens
Shoden ji Kyoto
Sogetsu Art Centre Isamu Noguchi/ Kenzo Tange
Two Tokyo Rock Gardens by Shunmyo Masuno,
Fog Forest Showa Park Atsushi Kitagawara,
The Teahouse
Joan Teahouse
Paper Tea House Bleddfa Shigeru Ban,
House of Stories House Bleddfa Tono Mirai,
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion .
Engaging Landscape
Shugakuin Imperial Villa Kyoto,
Chikatsu Asuka Museum 4m,
Naoshima Museum of Contemporary Art 4m,
Site of Reversible Destiny Arakawa & Madelane Gins 4m,
Abode of Refinement
Manshu in - Sukiya Style,
Sukiya-yu Residence Katsuhiro Ishii,
Sapporo Brewery Visitors Centre Hokkaido,
Waterglass House Atami Kengo Kuma 4m
Mercantile
Yoshijima House Takayama,
Sendia Media-theque Toyo Ito,
Sky Building Umida Osaka Hiroshi Hara,
Fruit Museum Itsuko Hasegawa,
DVD8 UK Select (15projects 30mins.)
An evolving programme featuring the public works by Japanese artist in the UK
Garden Retreats
Gateway of the Imperial Messenger Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
The Real Japanese Garden Welsh Royal Botanical Gardens
House of Stories House Bleddfa Artist Tono Mirai,
Minka House Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Piccadilly Gardens Regeneration Manchester Architect Tadao Ando
Okehampton Centre For Health, Artist Tsutomu Kasai
Corporate Identity
Welsh Royal Botanical Gardens Norman Foster & Kathryn Gustafson
Birth of Sky Mobile Livingston Artist Susumu Shingu
Sky Dance RAF Museum Artist Kisa Kawakami.
BBC Media Centre Installation Paintings Yuko Shiraishi
Temporary Installations
Inside-Out Installation Artist Tadashi Kawamata
Paper Log Cabin Architect Shigeru Ban
Dome Art Selection, Various artists
Paper Tea House Bleddfa Architect Shigeru Ban,
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002.Architect Toyo Ito
DVD9 Japan Selection (Under development.)
A loop-version was prepared for projection at The Architecture Centre Bristol 16th August to 12th September 2004. Several compilations are available including a personal account of Japan and selections may be tailored according to the criteria of the event.
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