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Living through ART

Natsuka Okamoto

Associate, Art Consulting Firm Co., Ltd.

Curator, Forever Museum of Contemporary Art

＜Contents＞

1. Introduction – Forever Museum of Contemporary Art

2. Mission

3. Art Talk ⅰ. Bonds through art

ⅱ. For participants

ⅲ. For artist

4. Art Workshop ⅰ. Choices through art

ⅱ. For participants

ⅲ. For the next step

5. Group Home Project ⅰ. Places through art

ⅱ. Architectural Approach

ⅲ. Public and Private

6. Conclusion － Living through ART

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2. Mission

□ To improve QOL（Quality of Life）of facility resident

□ To improve QOL（Quality of Life）of regional community

□ To define creative function of art, medical care and welfare in society

□ To pursue innovative relationships between art, medical and welfare facilities

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3. Art Talk – ⅰ. Bonds through art

ART IN YOU - Tatsuo Miyajima

□ Works of art (i.e. beauty) exists in interaction with human mind.

□ There is no art created solely by an artist.

A work becomes an art only with the presence of observers.

□ There is no clear division between ‘artist’ and ‘observer’.

All the artists as well as observers with abilities to recognize art (beauty).

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3. Art Talk – ⅱ. For participants

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K.F.’s renovated white boy

2011

K.F.’s plaster boy figure, Italian synthetic cloth, Japanese silk thread

C.T.’s renovated Japanese tea pot

2011

C.T.’s Japanese tea pot, Italian synthetic clothe, Japanese silk thread

3. Art Talk – ⅱ. For participants

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Personal Memory +

Art = Artist’s Creativity

Memorabilia

Personal

Story

Collective Story

3. Art Talk – ⅲ. For artists

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Nursing Home

・ Intergenerational Exchange

・ Special Audiences

Art Talk Program

Artist

・ Aesthetic Approach

・ Creative Perspective

Left: R.K.’s favorite shoes

Right: Y.A.’s GETA with pink cover

2010

Left: R.K.’s shoes which are used for special days, Italian synthetic cloth, Japanese silk thread

Right: Y.A.’s GETA, Italian synthetic cloth, Japanese silk thread

4. Art Workshop – ⅰ. Choices through art

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eat

listen wear

meet talk

active

choices

eat

listen wear

meet talk

passive

options

Life in general society

Identity / Individuality

Happiness / Pleasure

Life in nursing home

Identity / Individuality

Happiness / Pleasure

4. Art Workshop – ⅱ. For participants

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■ Program Contents：

ii. drink： Coaster Workshop iii. wear： Blanket Workshop i. eat： Placemat Workshop

4. Art Workshop – ⅲ. For the next step

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■ Evaluation

① Comprehension ： How participants understand the process of workshop

② Difficulty ： On what point participants have difficulty through process

③ Concentration ： How long and what point participants may have interests

④ Expression ： What kind of approach can draw participants’ attention

■ After workshop program

① Participants Evaluation ： Inquiry to participants

② Observer Evaluation ： Meeting with caregivers

③ Audience Evaluation ： Hearing with volunteer staff

④ Archive ： Quarterly magazine, Online report

5. Group Home Project – ⅰ. Places through art

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＜General Facility＞

Public （Corridor, Dining, Entrance）

Private （Room）

Reception

Dining

Entrance

Open Environment ? ≒ Closed Environment ?

Operational friendly ? ≒ User unfriendly ?

5. Group Home Project – ⅱ. Architectural Approach

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5. Architectural project – ⅲ. Public and Private

12 Public Semi-Public Private

6. Conclusion – Living through ART

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. ART Space Resident

Artist

Visitor

Community

Time

Story

Memory