珠洲は、船という「器うつわ」に乗って海からやってきた文化や技術を受け入れてきた土地であり、人々 は「あえのこと」などの儀礼において、土地の大 漁豊作への祈りや感謝をご馳走に込めて器に託し てきた。作家は地域の人々から古着を集め、器を モチーフとしたインスタレーションを展開。古着 は着ていた人の記憶や生活の痕跡を伝える媒介で あり、古着からなる器は、この地に生きた人々の 姿の象徴でもある。

Suzu is a land that has received culture and technology arriving from the sea on “vessels” known as ships. In rituals, prayers and thanks for good catches and bountiful harvests granted by the earth are entrusted to dishes—another kind of vessel—in feasts. The people who are born, live, and pray in this land weave together its history and may play their own roles as vessels passing down its culture and customs. The artist uses old garments that retain traces of people’s lives, developing an installation that explores vessels as a motif and contemplates what it means for people to live on this land known as Suzu.