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Dark Ecology
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Jusatsu Kito Sodan (Hanaga Mitsutoshi)
During the period of rapid economic growth, environmental pollution became a pressing issue, leading to the outbreak of diseases such as Itai-itai disease and Yokkaichi asthma that struck rural residents across Japan. In 1970, a collective was formed guided by two Buddhist priests, to protest against the corporate owners responsible for the pollution-related diseases. They traveled to disputed industrial complexes across the country, formed into a procession, drumming and chanting sutra. They burned gomakito fires, and performed the abhichara rites—in order to curse factory owners to death.
Reconfigured from the Curse Mantra exhibition held at Parasite Residency, Hong Kong, 2019, the Tokyo iteration will include a text by Takahiro Matsushita, a Shingon priest and a member of the Jusatsu Kito Sodan, along with documentary photographs by Mitsutoshi Hanaga (1933-99).
Reconfigured from the Curse Mantra exhibition held at Parasite Residency, Hong Kong, 2019, the Tokyo iteration will include a text by Takahiro Matsushita, a Shingon priest and a member of the Jusatsu Kito Sodan, along with documentary photographs by Mitsutoshi Hanaga (1933-99).
Schedule | Sep 29 (Fri) 2023-Oct 22 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://www.asakusa-o.com/en/%e3%83%80%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%82%a8%e3%82%b3%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b8%e3%83%bc-dark-ecology/ | ||||
| Venue | Asakusa https://www.asakusa-o.com/en/ | ||||
| Location | 1-6-16 Nishi Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0035 | ||||
| Access | 2 minute walk from exit 3 at Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza line, 5 minute walk from exit B at Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express line, 8 minute walk from exit 2 at Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa or Tobu Isesaki line. | ||||
| Phone | 090-8346-3232 | ||||
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