2026.10.24[Sat]– 11.8[Sun]
12:00–20:00 ※Last Admission : 19:30, Free Admission
Cooperation
Art Center NEW is pleased to present Illuminating Each Other, a video art project and exhibition by contemporary artist Atsushi Yamamoto, organized by Iwabuchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
The video art project Illuminating Each Other is set along the Kominato Railway, a local railway line running through Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture. The work captures an exchange of light between children and adults from the local community. Riding aboard the train, the children shine lights toward adults along the railway line through the train windows. In return, the adults shine their lights toward the train carrying the children while filming it with their smartphones.
Each small light we shine illuminates the presence of another, inspiring the community to take its next step forward.
We hope this exhibition will offer an opportunity to envision a future in which people take an interest in one another and support each other, becoming a light that illuminates the future of the community.
The exhibition come together, through five distinct perspectives, a roughly one-minute moment that unfolded at around 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, along the railway tracks near Kazusa-Mitsumata Station in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, creating a immersive experience within the exhibition space.5channel・ video、sound
1minute 10 second
The exhibition brings together footage captured by approximately 70 participants, presenting their different views as a collective work.Single channel video（2026）
53minuite 42second （loop）
Children take a train continuously, while adults and their parents wait for their arrival. The moments leading up to their encounters, captured from different perspectives, come together to weave a single story.Single Channel Video（2026）
10 minuite
Atsushi Yamamoto was born in Tokyo in 1980. After graduating from the Department of Painting at Tama Art University, he moved to Berlin in 2003 and started creating video works. In 2018, he stayed in Hue, Vietnam as a part of The Program of Overseas Study for Upcoming Artists organized by The Agency for Cultural Affairs. Working as an office worker during the week and filming on his days off, he has produced more than 300 video works. His diverse works include social fiction, personal documentaries, and comedic experimental videos that question the meaning and meaninglessness of life.
“Rittai-kosa”, Art Center Ongoing, Tokyo (2026)
“AWT Focus “What Is Real?”Okura Museum of Art (2025)
“Video Hut 3 —Afterglow”, ShugoArts Online (2025)
Not only for the exhibition, but also having conversation and party at the venue.
・15:30– 16:00
「Illuminating Each Other」Artwork Viewing & Guided Tour
・16:00– 16:15
「Company illuminates Art 」
Art Center NEW Nozomu Ogawa ×Artist, Atsushi Yamamoto×Iwabuchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Takuma Iwabuchi
・16:15– 16:20
Introducing Special Guest
Hiroyuki Hoshino（Robot Designer、OTUA inc. 、KANDA ROBOTICS）
16:20– 16:50
Special Talk Session「Illuminating Chiba in 2050 」
ーTalk Session with Business Leaders from Chiba Prefecture and a Futuristー
16:50– 17:15
Dissccusion・Closing
17:30– 19:30
Party（with Free Drinks and Snacks ）
Organizer | Iwabuchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Cooperation | Art Center NEW
Curation| Nozomu Ogawa from Art Center Ongoing/ Art Center NEW
Principal Filming Support| Kominato Railway Co., Ltd.
Filming Support | Ichihara City
Art Center NEW
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みなとみらい線「新高島駅」下車、地下1階直結。横浜駅」東口から徒歩約10分。
