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Activity Record of Projects Supported by the Socially Engaged Art (SEA) Grant

* This article has been edited and reconstructed based on the report submitted to the Kawamura Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and Arts.

  • Project to build a solar-powered kayak from trash that has washed ashore in Tsushima, the biggest marine plastic waste landfill in Japan.
    Project Name: Project to build a solar-powered kayak from trash that has washed ashore in Tsushima, the biggest marine plastic waste landfill in Japan.
    Applicant: Hydroblast

    Hydroblast is a collective founded by film director and actor Shingo Ota to create works across film, theater, and the visual arts. Ota has been collaborating with artist Sachia Kanou for several year...

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  • Re-heat and Reborn
    Project Name: Re-heat and Reborn
    Applicant: Yukina Komiya

    In November 2021, my grandmother in Okinawa passed away at the age of 93 while looking forward to celebrating “Kajimayaa,” the Okinawan longevity celebration for her 97th year, according to the tradit...

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  • Crossing boundaries with Mockumentary
    Project Name: Crossing boundaries with Mockumentary
    Applicant: Takuro Kotaka

    This project involves the production of a new film in collaboration with artists and musicians from Indonesia and Papua, using a mockumentary approach to explore the fictional “negative legacies” left...

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