DANDELION SMUGGLER
2022年、三国の国境が接する街、バーゼルに滞在し、日本では外来種扱いの西洋タンポポをスイスで摘み、ドイツを経由して種を採取し、フランスの地に植える「DANDELION SMUGGLER」という計画を実行した。いとも簡単な国境越えは自転車で片道たったの約７km。そもそも、人の手を借りなくてもタンポポはすでに何度も国境を越えているかもしれない。一見、無意味でイタズラのようなその行為から人々にとっての国境が浮かびあがる。賑やかなバーゼルの街も少し前にはロックダウンを経験していた。社会はさまざまな問題を抱えつつも、国境を越える自由を願う人々に出会った。この成果展では、その一連の記録をボードゲームで追体験できる仕組みを試みた。
In 2022, while staying in Basel, a city located at the intersection of three national borders, I executed a project called "DANDELION SMUGGLER" in which I picked dandelions (considered an invasive species in Japan) in Switzerland, extracted their seeds while passing through Germany, and planted them in France. The journey across multiple borders was extremely easy, involving just a bicycle ride of about seven kilometers each way. Of course, dandelions have probably crossed borders countless times without human intervention. This seemingly meaningless and mischievous act highlights our reification of the concept of borders. Basel, usually a vibrant city, had recently experienced a lock down. Amid this society grappling with various challenges, I encountered people longing for the freedom to cross borders. In this exhibition, I document the project in the form of a board game that traces the sequence of events.
「トーキョーアーツアンドスペースレジデンス 2023 成果発表展『誰かのシステムがめぐる 時』」(トーキョーアーツアンドスペース本郷)
“TOKAS Creator-in-Residence 2023 Exhibition ‘As Above, So Below’,” Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo
撮影:髙橋健治
画像提供:Tokyo Arts and Space 2023年7月
Photo: TAKAHASHI Kenji
Photo courtesy of Tokyo Arts and Space
Installation view, 'As Above, So Below' 2023
Video: Installation view, 'As Above, So Below' 2023
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Drawing and Tools-
Pencil and ink drawing on paper, bucket, gloves, trowel
Drawing Size: 640 x 450 mm
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Installation with posters-
Letterpress printing and ink drawing on papers, paper cut-out, postcard, ruler, thread
Dimension variable
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Board Game-
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Board Game - (original)
Paper cut-out
590 x 800mm
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Board Game - (For play)
Paper, Laser processing, plywood, iron, dice
Board size: 550 x 800 mm
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Video-
8'42"
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Blank Basel Town Map-
Hand-made paper, cut-out, latex of dandelions
550 x 700 mm
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Blank Basel Town Map-
DANDELION SMUGGLER -Words-
Letterpress printing on hand-made papers, synthetic resin coating on paper cut-out, gold and silver leaf, sundry goods, glass beads
Dimension variable