Session / 2020/12/1 (Tue) -12/25 (Fri) Closed on Sundays Free admission Creation Gallery G8 requires reservations
Creation Gallery G8 and Guardian Garden will hold a cypress box "〼〼⊿〼 (more and more prosperous)" * created by 160 creators and Ogaki craftsmen as a charity project from December 1, 2020. .. Designed by 160 creators, Ogaki craftsmen build trees one by one to make cypress boxes.
* Please refer to the exhibition name in the exhibition outline for the correct title notation.
Special site: http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/creationproject/2020/
Online shop: 2020/12/1 open https://store.ponparemall.com/rcc-gallery/
Masu has long been used as a tool for measuring grain in the calculation of annual tribute, as the size is expressed in units of capacity such as 1 sho and 1 go. Masu has become popular as a measuring instrument, but now it can be used for celebrations, putting small items, decorating, etc., depending on the idea.
Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture, is Japan's number one producer, accounting for 80% of the national production of wooden Masu. Even after the changing times, there are still three manufacturers in the city, and the craftsmen keep the technique and tradition of making braided wooden boxes without using nails. Even now that the number of festive seats has decreased due to the passage of time and the chances of using Masu are decreasing, we continue to convey the value of Masu that is familiar to us today while proposing various ways to use it.
At Creation Kids Lab 2020, which was held online in August, Masu with children's designs will also be exhibited at the venue.
The proceeds from this project will be used to support Japanese children who will lead the future, including activities such as providing emergency child benefits to households affected by COVID-19 and emergency support for the heavy rain in July 2020. Donate to Save the Children.
We will introduce the details of the project and the state of Masu production on the special site. We are planning to accept reservations for visits and release the works of all artists in mid-November.
<Masu production video is now available>
A production movie of about 3 minutes is released on the special site. (Click below to watch a 30-second video)
<CAFE G8 collaboration drink>
At the cafe "CAFE G8" next to Creation Gallery G8, we are planning to sell collaboration drinks related to the exhibition during the exhibition period.
CAFE G8 website: http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/g8/cafe
<Masu visual>
Creation Gallery G8 Exhibit = G8, Guardian Garden Exhibit = GG
<Exhibition outline>
■ Special exhibition name
Creation Project 20 20
Hinoki Masu made by 160 creators and Ogaki craftsmen
■ Session
Closed on Sundays, December 1st (Tuesday) -December 25th (Friday), 2020
11:00 a.m.-7: 00p.m. Free admission Creation Gallery G8 requires reservations
■ Organizer / Venue Creation Gallery G8
Recruit GINZA 8 Building 1F, 8-4-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8001
TEL 03-6835-2260
Guardian Garden B1F, Hulic Ginza 7-chome Building, 7-3-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8227
TEL 03-5568-8818
http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/
■ Production Ohashi Ryoki Co., Ltd. ■ Venue composition TAB Co., Ltd.
■ Promotional art Kazuki Kobayashi
■ Masu specification material Hinoki (domestic)
Size Ichigo Masu (W85mm D85mm m H 56mm) Because it is handmade, there are individual differences in the finish.
■ Sales price 2,000 yen (excluding tax)
■ Sales method Venue sales / Sold at each venue during the exhibition period.
Online shop / https://store.ponparemall.com/rcc-gallery/
It will be on sale at "Pompare Mall" from the first day of the exhibition to the end of January 2021. Masu sold out at the venue will accept pre-orders only at the online shop during the exhibition period. Only stock will be sold after the exhibition. Delivery is scheduled from February 2021 to the end of March.
■ Donated profits from sales excluding production costs will be donated to Save the Children for activities such as providing emergency child benefits to households affected by COVID-19 and for heavy rains in July 2020. It is useful for Japanese children, such as emergency assistance, solving child poverty problems, preventing abuse, and providing assistance in disaster-stricken areas.
■ Requests for visits Please make a reservation before visiting Creation Gallery G8. If you have not reached the capacity on the day or just before, we can guide you after registration. With the cooperation of body temperature measurement at the entrance, hand sanitizer, wearing a mask, and ensuring a social distance of 2 m between visitors, there are symptoms such as fever of 37.5 ° C or higher, cough / sore throat, and general malaise. Please refrain from visiting. Thank you for your cooperation in trying to prevent infection even if you come.
[What is Creation Project]
An annual charity project that started in 1990 so that many people can feel the joy of art and design. We display and sell works created by volunteers from creators who interact with the two galleries, and donate the proceeds as a charity. Since 2009, under the title of "Creation Project," we donated a total of approximately 11.34 million yen as a donation for the Great East Japan Earthquake from 2011 to 2015, and 1.58 million yen as a donation for the Kumamoto Earthquake in 2016. Since 2017, we have continued as a project to expand the production area to the whole of Japan and disseminate Japanese manufacturing and industry with the power of design, and donated a total of about 2.83 million yen to Save the Children.
■ Until the Masu is made
There are 12 steps in making a box, from the purchase of materials to the completion. Since it is made by assembling wood without using nails, careful work by craftsmen is indispensable in every process so that there are no gaps or distortions in the box. Details of the process are available on our website.
http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/creationproject/project/2020/
■ Exhibition of Masu designed by children at Creation Kids Lab 2020
Creation Gallery G8 held a workshop for children, "Creation Kids Lab 2020," online on August 29, where children challenged to design a Masu pattern.
A total of 12 elementary school children participated by inviting Mr. Hiroyuki Ohashi of Masu's production company, Mr. Hiroyuki Ohashi, and Mr. Tadashi Amaya, a designer.
We delivered a plain box to each household in advance, and designed the design by considering the usage scene while the children were looking at the real thing. The children's drawings on paper will be printed on a box and will be exhibited at Creation Gallery G8 along with the original drawings.
"Creation Kids Lab 2020" Implementation Report
http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/g8/related_post/event/20200807_25965.html
