(page49) (Aki Yahata) Artist | Yahata regards his video installations as “thinking devices” for illustrating the concept that human expression equates to living, and creates works based on interviews. Perceiving that the fundamentals of human expression lie at the “Henkyo (Frontiers),” she also established HENKYO.studio in Kyoto to pursue and develop these ideas. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Chiaki Yamamoto) Artist | Yamamoto’s project “Walking with a 12-foot plank” has been ongoing since 2016. She travels around Japan carrying wooden planks, documenting the process and creating works of art. She participated in TURN FES 6. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Natsumi Wada) Interpreter | Raised by deaf parents with sign language as Wada’s first language, she was drawn deeper into the possibilities of expressing oneself through the hands when at university. She explores the sensory possibilities of different media through research on visual body language and collaboration with people who have a variety of physicalities. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Atsushi Watanabe) Contemporary Artist | Watanabe produces a diverse body of art inspired by his own experience of having been a hikikomori recluse. He participated in TURN FES 6. ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Katsuhiko Hibino) TURN Supervisor / Artist | Currently Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Professor of the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts. Hibino also holds the post of Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, in Gifu Prefecture and Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto. He is Member of Executive Committee of Football Association and Chairman of Committee for Social Responsibility. He received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at Japan’s Art Encouragement Prize in 2015 (Art Promotion Division). ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Tsukasa Mori) TURN Project Director / Project Coordination Division Program Director, Arts Council Tokyo | As Project Director, Mori is involved in the planning and running of art projects in collaboration with NPOs etc., and programs such as the human resource development and research program Tokyo Art Research Lab, and Art Support Tohoku-Tokyo (a Tokyo Metropolitan Government initiative using the medium of arts and culture to support disaster-struck areas). ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ (Maria Hata) Staff member, Arts Council Tokyo | Has been involved in TURN since 2016 is interested in cultural policy and art projects undertaken in partnership with local citizens. (page50) (About TURN) SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE ART PRACTICE PROJECT TURN is the umbrella term for an art project that intends to bring creative interaction through encounters among people, transcending differences in customs and backgrounds, such as disabled /non disabled, generation, gender, nationality and living environment. Over 80 artists, and 60 facilities and communities have participated until now. Based on various programs unfolding throughout year, practicing both widely across Japan and abroad. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Supervisor: Katsuhiko Hibino (Artist / Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and professor in the Department of Inter-media Art, Tokyo University of the Arts) / Project Director: Tsukasa Mori (Project Coordination Division Program Director, Arts Council Tokyo) /Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), the nonprofit organization Art’s Embrace, Tokyo University of the Arts (page51) (TURN Interactive Program) A collaborative program provides repeated opportunities for encounters and mutual interaction between artists and social welfare facilities as well as communities of people requiring various forms of social support. Artists in the program also carry out research to explore phenomena not readily apparent in society and daily life. (TURN LAND) A program where, social welfare facilities and communities plan participatory programs together with artists. Added to the sites' original functions is a different role as a cultural facility open to the community where members of the public can gather, creating a setting for the day-to-day implementation of TURN. (TURN FES) Activities by various artists and partner facilities who conduct the TURN Interactive Program and TURN LAND are brought together under one roof at this festival, creating the opportunity to experience TURN through diverse means including artwork exhibitions, workshops, talks, and original programs and contents. (TURN Meeting) A setting for sharing, speaking about and considering the possibilities of TURN. Along with participating artists and relevant members of partner facilities and communities, as well as invited special guests from different fields, we consider TURN from a variety of diverse perspectives. (TURN Lab) A study group discussing and considering a variety of perceptual worldviews and methods of coexistence with diverse people, based on research themes selected by artists and experts from every field. (TURN JOURNAL) TURN JOURNAL offers a collection of diverse perspectives, creative expression and thinking generated by TURN-related activities and people that are involved, along with a view of the fertile world that unfolds as a result. (Overseas Program) In collaboration with cultural and arts organizations both domestically and overseas, TURN expands its practices overseas. Participating artists interact with welfare facilities and local communities using traditional techniques, in each country, developing exhibitions, workshops or performances. ［e.g. “TURN in HAVANA,” “TURN in TUCUMAN, BIENALSUR,” etc.］ (page52) (TURN 2021) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (March TURN Meeting No. 13) Held with guest who are blind soccer players, the focus of discussion for this event was on hearing and physical sensations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (April TURN FY2021 begins) In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we continued to conduct activities online. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (July TURN FES 6 Online Program) A special website offered a platform for encountering a variety of creative expressions and artists through online workshops, photographs and videos, giving people a taste of TURN’s activities and creative process, etc. Held July 19 to September 5. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (TURN chakai) Exhibits and workshops on the theme of “Exploring the Earth and people through art” focusing on artists who participated in TURN activities overseas were held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in a tearoom motif setting. Held from July 23 through August 9. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (August TURN FES 6: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum) In addition to exhibitions and film screenings, TURN FES 6 included programs related to accessibility issues and TURN supporters, with COVID-19 prevention measures in place. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (TURN Meeting No. 14) Under the theme of “The Difficulty in Communication,” sign interpreters involved in TURN Meetings’ online streams and guests from a variety of back-grounds joined us to talk about various forms of communication and inherent difficulties, that occur. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (December TURN Meeting No.15) We looked back on TURN’s activities, and talked about what TURN will pass on and its significance from hereon. (page53) Blank page (page54) (Title: TURN NOTE) (Subtitle:Words of TURN 2021) (Date of issue: February 10, 2022) (Editorial Supervisor: Tsukasa Mori (Project Director of TURN, Arts Council Tokyo) (Editors: Nonprofit organization Art’s Embrace (Yuki Tamura, Takuto Higashino), Arts Council Tokyo (Maria Hata, Tomohiro Hasegawa) (Editorial Cooperation: Nonprofit organization Art’s Embrace (Eriko Amo, Kanako Iwanaka, Makoto Tamaoki, Makoto Higashino, Misako Murakata, Marina Yamaguchi, Laila Cassim), Arts Council Tokyo (Yasuhiro Misaki) (Design: Tanuki) (Translation: Office Miyazaki Co., Ltd) (Printing: Yamada Photo Process Co., Ltd) (Published by: Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) (Address: Kudan First Place 8F, 4-1-28, Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073) (Tel: 03-6256-8435) (URL: www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp) (TURN official website: https://turn-project.com) (All rights reserved: 2022 Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) (page55) Blank page (page56) Blank page