Fukushima O-Furoshiki
Fukushima O-Furoshiki
| Author | Seinoshin Yamagishi |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Tokyo Kirara |
| ISBN | 9784600014155 |
| Idea Code | 24914 |
The O-Furoshiki Project, in which pieces of cloth of different sizes, colours, patterns, and materials are collected and sewn to make large patchwork ‘furoshiki’ – traditional Japanese wrapping cloths used to bundle and transport goods – symbolises the civic participation art festival. People can participate in various ways, such as supplying fabric, stitching the pieces together, and spreading out the cloths. The project started with an outdoor festival held in Fukushima in 2011, shortly after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and has since spread elsewhere in Japan. The cloths have become a visual icon of how people with different ideas and in different positions can coexist.
| 176 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 31 cm, hb, Japanese/English |
Tokyo Kirara
