Shibuya culture PROJECT

- What is the aim of the "form of Shibuya"?

Servants, but we are in the research theme that or capture if the appearance of the city, I Shibuya, I think that it is a city with a captured hard to move in that sense. If you want to understand it, it is the theme of this exhibition. More specifically, to prepare a topographical map of the three-dimensional Shibuya three scales. I think there is a natural terrain of the first Shibuya. In Yachi because about Tteyuu "Shibuya", most bottom there is a station, there will spread towards gradually mountain become a core. Such "natural topography" There is one as a base. On the other hand, if you look at the price of land in the measure of "economic", land prices closer to the center of the station is high. Now I think you born "economy of the topography" of the opposite of the pyramid is the nature of the terrain. Then another one, try to capture the Shibuya axis of "information". Of us this time are making is the Shibuya of Google search of the mountain. With the keyword "Shibuya", it goes with the height at more the order of the number of the facility name to be hit on Google. Then, there is suddenly popping element. Not 's easy-to-understand mountain, it does it is a mountain, such as protruding. It is the "topography of the information". That, even if it sees a "natural", "economy" mountain made from three perspectives "information", Shibuya, is not how you are able to gather the various aspects can be seen.

- Do the video How is used?

In the basement concourse, of the magnitude of the 180cm × 180cm, and the three of the three-dimensional map was placed leaning along the wall. Then, use the projector, it reflects the first of the human flow on its map. To trace the manner in which we move people from Shibuya scramble intersection, we're going to plot where you walk go. Then, what are walking along the terrain, whether walking is affected by the economic axis, relationships and you will see that either brandished been in the walking to information. Currently, out to the students actually Shibuya of the city, we are finely investigate the movement of people to the city go. Hey, I want stalker, but (laughs), we gathered already 50 people's worth of data. And in addition to it, the characteristic elements Shibuya of the city has its own, for example shop logo and and information of the commercial relationship, such as the distribution, of the community of unity and building Tatekomi condition and the people of the gather, such as density feeling of such as the town of aspects, we call this the Shibuya own "fine culture", but narrowing reflects it. The other day, I tried to the simulation, I think it I only of movement of people even in the number of people is in the unexpected is a place to concentrate. Somewhere out there? If say, or was 109. Of course, sex, I guess different movement also by age and time of day. Now towards the production, we are advancing and editing collection of video content to project on the map.

- Influence of Art brings to the city, what do you think?

There is a public art, such as sculpture in the city for a long time, but I worthy art to now of the city, only put those artists made just in there, the thing that I think have changed. Toka something happens in the city, Toka cause something people in the city, the city and the art I think that or not it something that is expressed in unison. For example, you're doing once the Tteyuu "Daikanyama Installation" in two years, but where is the work recruited from young artists and students, selected works will be exhibited in the city. This event, I'm thinking is that it aims to integrate art in the city. By doing so, the relief Toka Toka taste characteristics of the land, something like such a locality. The beautiful things that are in the kind of urban landscape fluffy be a relief, I think in art in the city. Exhibition at Shibuya Station this time in that sense also, is not doing a very good experiment. In the Shibuya superficial dynamism is, I think there is very likely. So, if Moraere grab the "Shibuya-likeness" to see the exhibition, I wonder if not you say I successful Do was.

Shibuya was a passing point in the growth process

- Shibuya of the first encounter, did time around?

The first meeting was probably about 5 years old, so I think around 1966, but my mother took me and went to Shibuya for something. At that time my mother told me about Hachiko. My mother said she had seen it when she was alive. In the evening, the platform on the YAMANOTE LINE was dark, but I felt it was a dark place (laughs). The story of Hachiko isn't too dark, but it's a good dog.

- Shibuya Do you have any memory carried the foot by yourself?

Nde high school was Toyoko of transfer Shibuya, went well in high school. Koen-dori also, I wonder if not it had been in place at that time. It was really a city of longing for the high school students. Because that era, with or looking around the shops of Ivy fashion. To date course the Yoyogi Park from Shibuya, There was also the fact that. But, to go to the Kansai University, and go to Shibuya try back the first time in seven years working in the other side, I had another generation is unlike me. I could not keep up too much. Of course even now, Tokyu head office, such as the hands, but there is also a place that will accept the adult, but we no longer bother me, "also trying to develop over there of the shop." I do some memories, but it is I feel I Do it has not been connected to the now. Shibuya is not might be a transit point in the growth process.

- In terms of urban design is, What is the now of Shibuya?

When we examine the Shibuya, but it is do or not quite generation is divided into each location. For example, as of Shoto, I think there is also a residential area that seems want to live in such a place eventually. And take the children to the park of Shoto, rich in Children's playing is or was the international environment. However, is something around a hundred hotels shop sandwiched between a single valley, is not it a completely different personality from that. By the zone, it's quite different personality. In other words, the original Shibuya it's capacity supposed is to accept a variety of people. So Even men attend the location of about 40 generations, such as us, but it is I think that can be really. And yet do not feel like to discover actively the kind of place in Shibuya, the young sons of culture have appeared on the whole surface, it is the fact of Tteyuu because there is a little rejection. Story will jump but, for example, how to save the earth is there are two in the academic, it is said sustainability and (sustainability) that it is biological diversity. Now it has been emphasized just sustainability but, for example, as there is a dinosaur extinction of example, if there are no many kinds of people, become's it anymore it. If there are no people in the various layers in the city, the Tteyuu culture does not grow is, but it is I think that's the same thing.

- Finally, the current installation, do you want to look into what kind of person?

Servants Toka architecture, but I'm in the design and design Toka analysis something prima facie professional city, even seems that it is an interesting attempt to people in the same field, it is I think I'm very minor. I biggest feature of this installation, in the public space, I think that it can put what you made of their own. It becomes the catalyst, some action and exchange takes place, it is objective. If think so, age gender also also came people of various every layer nationality, we would be nice if me feel Fu Tteyuu "What's this? But Shibuya-ish Do somehow on earth".