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Human Sushi in Asahikawa
Production year: 2013-
Format: Installation
Size: Sushi (including ingredients) ... W2000 x H100 x D1800 Sushi clogs ... W3000 × H450 × D2000 (mm)
Material: Cloth, cotton, urethane foam, polyerylene sheet
During a one-month stay at the Artist-in-Residence Asahikawa, the artists created rice cushions, part of "Ningen Nori Maki", in a workshop format with Asahikawa residents and gave a final presentation and performance while parading through Heiwadori Shopping Park in Asahikawa, the first permanent pedestrian mall in Japan that stretches about 1km.
Let's get wrapped up in "Human Sushi"! 〜 in Asahikawa, Japan!
On the day of the presentation on May 14 (Sat.), we started from Asahikawa Station (Miyashita) a little after 11:00 a.m., and held "Makasaru party" in front of Marukatsu (street 2), OKUNO (street 3), Food Terrace (street 5), and Machinaka Bunka Hut (street 7). In a little over two hours, 31 people completed 24 rolls (including me) of human Nori-maki."Makasaru" is a Hokkaido word that has a mixed meaning of passive and active. Through the experience of being rolled by various people in Asahikawa from the time of making rice to the final presentation, we were able to make the final presentation.
Let's get wrapped up in "Human Sushi"! 〜 in Asahikawa, Japan!
On the day of the presentation on May 14 (Sat.), we started from Asahikawa Station (Miyashita) a little after 11:00 a.m., and held "Makasaru party" in front of Marukatsu (street 2), OKUNO (street 3), Food Terrace (street 5), and Machinaka Bunka Hut (street 7). In a little over two hours, 31 people completed 24 rolls (including me) of human Nori-maki."Makasaru" is a Hokkaido word that has a mixed meaning of passive and active. Through the experience of being rolled by various people in Asahikawa from the time of making rice to the final presentation, we were able to make the final presentation.
Let's get wrapped up in "Human Sushi"! 〜 in Asahikawa, Japan!
On the day of the presentation on May 14 (Sat.), we started from Asahikawa Station (Miyashita) a little after 11:00 a.m., and held "Makasaru party" in front of Marukatsu (street 2), OKUNO (street 3), Food Terrace (street 5), and Machinaka Bunka Hut (street 7). In a little over two hours, 31 people completed 24 rolls (including me) of human Nori-maki."Makasaru" is a Hokkaido word that has a mixed meaning of passive and active. Through the experience of being rolled by various people in Asahikawa from the time of making rice to the final presentation, we were able to make the final presentation.
Let's get wrapped up in "Human Sushi"! 〜 in Asahikawa, Japan!
On the day of the presentation on May 14 (Sat.), we started from Asahikawa Station (Miyashita) a little after 11:00 a.m., and held "Makasaru party" in front of Marukatsu (street 2), OKUNO (street 3), Food Terrace (street 5), and Machinaka Bunka Hut (street 7). In a little over two hours, 31 people completed 24 rolls (including me) of human Nori-maki."Makasaru" is a Hokkaido word that has a mixed meaning of passive and active. Through the experience of being rolled by various people in Asahikawa from the time of making rice to the final presentation, we were able to make the final presentation.
Let's get wrapped up in "Human Sushi"! 〜 in Asahikawa, Japan!
On the day of the presentation on May 14 (Sat.), we started from Asahikawa Station (Miyashita) a little after 11:00 a.m., and held "Makasaru party" in front of Marukatsu (street 2), OKUNO (street 3), Food Terrace (street 5), and Machinaka Bunka Hut (street 7). In a little over two hours, 31 people completed 24 rolls (including me) of human Nori-maki."Makasaru" is a Hokkaido word that has a mixed meaning of passive and active. Through the experience of being rolled by various people in Asahikawa from the time of making rice to the final presentation, we were able to make the final presentation.
Photographed by Hiroki Azuma and Yukiya Meguro
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