Etsuko Ichihara, Artist - toco toco

toco toco - Etsuko Ichihara, Artist

TODAY'S GUEST
Etsuko Ichihara, Artist

今回のゲスト
市原えつこ、アーティスト

PLACES WE WENT TO
Kawashima Shopping Street, Nakano-Shimbashi Area
Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, Akasaka Area
ISID INNOLAB Offices

訪れた場所
川島商店街、中野新橋周辺
赤坂氷川神社、赤坂周辺
ISID INNOLABのオフィス

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In this episode, we spend the day with Etsuko Ichihara, media artist and self-proclaimed “fantasy director”. Ichihara has worked on various projects combining Japanese tradition to modern technologies to create unique interactive experiences.

Our first stop will be in the Kawashima shopping street, where Ichihara handled art direction for a local festival, curating and showcasing some of her original works, such as her unconventional “Sexual Harassment Interface”.

We will then follow her to the Akasaka Hikawa shrine, where we will hear more about her “Digital Shaman Project”, a project that combines humanoid robots to the mourning process, which was heavily influenced by Buddhism and her personal experience.

Ichihara also takes her inspiration from Japanese traditional folklore; she will tell us more about her “Namahage in Tokyo” project, which unleashes a Japanese traditional creature in the streets of Tokyo.

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TOCO TOCO's previous episode: EDITMODE, Apparel Brand
https://youtu.be/3Mbl93upM5o

TOCO TOCO's next episode: Kazutoshi Iida, Game Creator
https://youtu.be/V_60n8Xzx2U

Etsuko Ichihara’s Official Website (ENGLISH)
http://etsuko-ichihara.com

Akasaka Hikawa Shrine’s Official Website (JAPANESE)
http://www.akasakahikawa.or.jp

INNOLAB’s Official Website (ENGLISH)
http://innolab.jp/en/

Następny odcinek

S03E16 - Kazutoshi Iida, Game Creator (Doshin the Giant) - toco toco