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“Your house. My house.
Somebody’s house.
Let’s walk together in the town
along with listening your memories."
Walking around Takeno and
weaving stories
Being attracted to lives and daily activities in Takeno town, Naomi has been working on the project “In this house” since 2020. After showing of a performance installation and a film screening & meeting session, the project got another 3 years opportunity through KIAC Community Program.
In 2020, Naomi came across the “Omoto” - a collection of essays published by the Senior Citizens Club "Takeno Gakuen" for 28 years from 1977 until the merger of municipalities.
In “Omoto”, complete in 28 volumes, there are various stories full of feelings including about their daily lives, local events, experiences of disasters and the World War II etc. During the research, Naomi followed up some stories in “Omoto” by walking around Takeno and collected people’s words & memories sceneries, sounds. Stories in “Omoto” has emerged as richer and more colourful scenes by the locals’ animated talk.
Year 1: March 4, 2023
A Walk Through the Space-Time Continuum in TAKENO: “in this house” [Reading with everyone in Tatami room]
Venue: Tanaka house
(Former Residence of a head of Kitamaebune - historical ocean trading ship)
Naomi rewoven the world of “Omoto” with words of present residents in Takeno and wrote 3 draft stories, “Marriage in Takeno”, “Play in Takeno” and “Work in Takeno”. Those texts were read by participants in the event “Reading with everyone in Tatami room” in March 2003. In after talk, words that had not been confirmed were solved one after another by the local people and became a place to share their memories.
Concept / Text: Naomi Ota
Sound: Risa Yamasaki (NPO Platz)
Technical assistant: Mao Kakizoe (NPO Platz)
Coordinator: Chinami Yoda (KIAC)
Venue support: Takeno Tourism Association / Buratakeno committee
-> Brochure
-> Research Diary (Oct-Nov 2023)
Photos ©igaki photo studio
Year 2: February 10, 2024
A Walk Through the Space-Time Continuum in TAKENO: “in this house”
[Placing stories in tatami room ]
Venue: Okuiinosaki Seaside Hotel
- banquet hall Sengoku-bune
The text was brushed up with further research. The performance that interacts an actor Masaya Kishimoto as a storyteller with the recorded voices of the locals who met through research was shown in February 2014. Those spoken words with unique Takeno dialect with sensitive aesthetic are irreplaceable as it might be fading away.
Concept / Text: Naomi Ota
Actor: Masaya Kishimoto
Sound / Technical support: Kaito Fujiwara, Mao Kakizoe, Kanami Fukada (NPO Platz)
Coordinator: Chinami Yoda (KIAC)
Venue support: Okukinosaki Seaside Hotel
Photos ©Bozzo
Naomi hopes creating opportunities to talk about one’s stories of “In this house” with walking through the Space-Time Continuum in Takeno together through the work.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the Bratakeno Steering Committee, Mr. Okushirozaki Seaside Hotel, the people who shared stories, each district communities, the Toyooka City Library Takeno branch for setting up the special corner for the event and all who I met in Takeno.
-> Brochure
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