Credits
Planner：Hiroki Sato
Producer：Takuya Inagaki
Sound Designer：Tomohiro Nagasaki
“POPPO’s Forest”
Director：Yuki Saito
Designer：Miki Ogata, Haruka Kanno
Programmer：Seiya Takasawa
“ROKURO”
Director：Sayaka Maruyama
Designer：Shinya Kikuchi
Programmer：Atsushi Yoshimura, Yuta Nakano
“YADORU”
Director：Hiroki Sato
Designer：Kenji Tanaka
Programmer：Atsushi Yoshimura
Curation & Graphic：Kanabou (Takenori Miyamoto + akaoni)
Construction：artegg
POPPO
In the Tohoku region, there are old traditional folk toys such as “kokeshi” (wooden dolls) and “otaka poppo” (wooden toys with hawk carving). They are so familiar to everyone that perhaps we normally do not consciously think about them. But, the long tradition in the process of making these folk toys and the worldview they encapsulate are profoundly interesting.
At the POPPO Exhibition, there will be 3 new digital art installations created by WOW using our visual expression technology and based on what we learned from visiting workshops about the worldview wrapped up in these folk toys.
Interactive experimental artworks with themes such as “How do we express traditional worldview with modern technology?”, “Nowadays, if we were to play with traditional folk toys?”
We hope this exhibition will give you the opportunity to experience the world of traditional folk toys from a slightly different angle and rediscover the profundity of local culture.
Credits
Planner：Hiroki Sato
Producer：Takuya Inagaki
Sound Designer：Tomohiro Nagasaki
“POPPO’s Forest”
Director：Yuki Saito
Designer：Miki Ogata, Haruka Kanno
Programmer：Seiya Takasawa
“ROKURO”
Director：Sayaka Maruyama
Designer：Shinya Kikuchi
Programmer：Atsushi Yoshimura, Yuta Nakano
“YADORU”
Director：Hiroki Sato
Designer：Kenji Tanaka
Programmer：Atsushi Yoshimura
Curation & Graphic：Kanabou (Takenori Miyamoto + akaoni)
Construction：artegg
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Biography
WOW is a visual Design Studio founded in 1997 based in Tokyo, Sendai, London and San Francisco.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
POPPO (YADORU, ROKURO, POPPO’s Forest)｜JAPAN HOUSE London, UK
BAKERU: Transforming Spirits｜JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, USA
- 2018
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WOW Visual Design Studio ー WOW animates the world｜Spiral, Japan
- 2017
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POPPO Exhibition｜Manabia Terrace, Japan
Beyond Cassini｜hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK, USA
Hare to Ke Exhibition｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
- 2015
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UNITY of MOTION｜Hyundai Motorstudio Seoul, Korea
- 2013
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Factory and Fantasy｜21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan
- 2012
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Factory and Fantasy｜Sapporo Underground Space Station Road, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
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motion texture 02｜Art+Tech Summit at Christie’s: The A.I. Revolution, New York, USA
Emerge｜Reborn-Art-Festival, Japan
motion texture 02｜Roppongi Art Night, Japan
wind form_02, UNITY of MOTION｜BAY ART, China
YADORU｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan
- 2017
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floating anima_01｜Reborn-Art Festival, Japan
- 2016
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Tokyo Light Odyssey｜New Style New Artist, Intercommunication Center, Japan
- 2010
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Snow Drops｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
Factory and Fantasy｜Design Act 2010, Russia
Factory and Fantasy｜Kawasaki Dreaming Highway, Japan
Tengible｜MIGZ, Russia
Tengible｜VINCON Gallery, Spain
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, CAFA Art Museum , Beijing, China
- 2009
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Factory and Fantasy｜Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Lights and Shadows｜Tent Digital, UK
Light Rain｜Decode: Digital Design Sensations, Victoria and Alvert Museum, UK
- 2008
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Lights and Shadows｜Wonder Exhibition Milano Salone, Italy
- 2007
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Tengible｜DesignTide, Miyagi Art Museum, Japan
Tengible｜Tent London, UK
- 2006
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motion texture｜Miraikan, Japan
motion texture｜Sendai Mediatheque, Japan
PROJECTS
- 2019
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aikuchi｜Marc Newson at Gagosian West 21st Street, NY, USA
- 2016
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KOHTEI｜Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens, Japan
- 2014
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Ophelia has a Dream｜Media Ambition Tokyo, Japan