Social Sculpture
2025-2075
Current Participants : 2
City:
- New York City
- Tokyo50o
Instruction
Try picking up trash on the street in front of your apartment, just once.
You only need a grabber and a trash bag.
Then, if you can, repeat it once a week, or more.
Tell me about the street you have cared for.
I will mark it on a map to make the city’s transformation visible.
I will continue this practice for fifty years,
from 2025 to 2075.
During that time, I will record the names of those who join me and the streets they care for,
and create a map of our shared action.
To join this piece,
send me an email at trash-piece@daiasano.com
April 23rd, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
42 St Bryant Park - 5 Av
I was captivated by the acoustics of the space and the steady flow of commuters heading to work. My aim was to activate the movement inherent in the site. The vowels echoed through the corridor, reshaping the mundane into a space of shifting, heightened perception.
The Watermill Center, NY
The Annual Summer Benefit
July 27, 2024
Performance
20 choirs
Presented as part of the Watermill Center’s Annual Summer Benefit, the work functioned as a transitional space, situated between everyday life and the realm of art. I referenced the Japanese tea ceremony's "Roji," in between an entrance and a tea room. To reach the main event area, guests walked through the piece, their senses immersed in layered vocal tones. The soundscape served to wash away the residue of daily life, preparing them for the heightened experience of the evening.
Maria Baranova
and
Lindsay Morris
Video Performance
13min
Video Performance
13min
Art as an Experience