“POEM”, WOW's original short film which was showcased for only 3 days at the WOW Short Film Festival this summer, is now available online. This work was produced as part of WOW's 25th Anniversary Exhibition Project to commemorate WOW's 25th anniversary next year. POEM After seeing the Jomon pottery with my own eyes, I could imagine—from the unique protrusions and patterns—the scenery, natural phenomenon, the appearance and movement of living things, the sounds, and their textures. The design that contains various fragments of information felt like a poem by the Jomon people. While they do not depict the living beings that the Jomon people consumed to survive, the artifacts conveyed their prayer and awe for the living beings that imbued them with life and I believe it is that energy that gave birth to the grotesque yet beautiful shape of Jomon pottery. This work was designed and created based on this image.

作品について

縄文土器を肉眼で見た時、独特な突起や文様から、風景、自然現象、生物の姿や動き、そして音や感触を思い描いた。さまざまな情報の断片が混在しているその様相は、縄文人の詩のようにも思える。それらは、縄文人が生きるために食した生命に関するものではないか、つまり、命をもらった生き物に対して祈りや畏れを感じ、そのエネルギーが縄文土器のグロテスクで美しい造形を生み出したのではないかー。本作は、これらの想像をもとに企画・制作した

Credit

Planner / Creative Director：Takuma Nakazi

Director / Designer：Hiroshi Takagishi

Designer：Itsuki Maeshiro, Ryoichi Kuboike

Music：Marihiko Hara

Executive Producer：Hiroshi Takahashi

Producer：Yasuaki Matsui