Message of the Third Amabiki Village and Sculpture


photograph SAITO Sadamu

We have learned a lot from two Amabiki Village exhibitions.
For the artists, the selection of an installation site is an important issue, directly related to the work.
We put ourselves in the midst of nature and envisage the time of the exhibition, considering the lie of the land, the height of the foliage covering it, the amount of light, where the water runs, the direction of the wind, and the balance between sky and land.
By walking around, we discover the points of contact between ourselves and nature, and we have continued exhibiting at Amabiki Village while enjoying the fun of looking for the sites for our work, and feeling the difficulty of getting the right place.
From the start of this year, we have started working towards the third exhibition.
The size of the exhibition will be unprecedented, with a final count of 33 participating artists.
With so many people participating, in the light of lessons we have learned from previous exhibitions, I noticed that our repeated discussions have deepened understanding of the exhibition in Yamato Village as a whole.
In the same way, the heat of our awareness has been growing.
Now we can really feel that Amabiki Village and Sculpture is slowly growing and developing.
That is a great reward for us.
Our goal of rediscovering rural scenery continues in the third exhibition.
We hope you will enjoy seeing how the artists learned from their direct experience of the natural environment of Yamato village to link their works with the scenery.

Executive committee of Amabiki village and sculpture