Farther Memory is Chiharu Shiota‘s contribution to the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010. It was available for viewing until last month in the village of Kō on Teshima. It recently closed along with other Art Setouchi’s artworks. I’m really not sure whether it will reopen this coming Spring

  So, last Sunday, I went to Teshima. It was part of my mini Seto Islands Tour, but it was more than that. In a sense I had to be there on October 21st and not another day. Why is that? Well, because it’s the day of the Karato Hachiman

    And with this Sunset on Ieura Port on Teshima, I’m informing you that my vacation is ending (I still have one day left, but it’ll mostly be devoted to cleaning the house) but the good consequence for you is that the blog is waking up.  If you followed

  Il Vento (“The Wind” in Italian), also known as Was du liebst, bringt dich auch zum weinen (“What you like makes you cry” in German) is an interesting artwork/building/restaurant in Ieura on Teshima. It was designed by German artist Tobias Rehberger for the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010. At first,

  Two years ago, during the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010, I met Hiroshi Fuji, a very interesting, fun and nice artist. His artwork was an installation in a house in the village of Karato on Teshima. Well, actually the installation was the house itself, and it was known under

    Noe Aoki‘s Particles in the Air    

    It’s been more than one year since I visited the Teshima Art Museum for the first time, so maybe it’s time that I tell you about it, isn’t it? And actually it won’t be just one post but a series of posts. The place is so exceptional that

    This picture dates from my first visit of Teshima during the Setouchi International Art Festival 2010. Back then, I assumed that if the bus stop had this charming appearance, it was because of the festival. However, I returned there a couple of time since and it hasn’t changed

    I think these two pictures summarize perfectly one of the things I really like on Teshima. You are in the countryside, but with an amazing view on the Seto Inland Sea at the same time.      

  I may have previously briefly mentioned the fast boats that link Takamatsu to Naoshima and Teshima. Today, I’m talking about one of them, the Teshima Artline, into more details.     It’s not exacty the cheapest boat in the area (a one way ticket to Teshima will cost you

  For many people, Japan is Tokyo, or even Shibuya, Shinjuku, Roppongi… For me, this is Japan:   Sure, this is not only that, but this is also that. And honestly, I think that this picture represents more closely “real” Japan than the neighborhoods previously mentioned (which may be representative

  I was not exactly nice with Christian Boltanski‘s Archives du Coeur the first time I visited the artwork back in 2010. You can read my not so flattering review there as a reminder if you want. However, with time and some reflection I changed my mind a little, but

    Tengu at the Karato Matsuri on Teshima    

  I had already mentioned this artwork when it opened, but I’m going to add a few more lines about it as I did get to see it last June. I’m talking about Pipilotti Rist‘s Your First Colour (Solution in my Head, Solution in my Stomach), the latest work for Art

  Farther Memory by Chiharu Shiota is the only remaining Art Setouchi artwork in the village of Kō on Teshima. This  installation is located in the former village’s community building. About 600 window frames were gather from abandoned houses all over the island to make the artwork.     The resulting tunnel that goes across the building