"IKIRO Factory" at Nisijin - Kyoto, Japan

May 1999 / Nishijin Kitaza, Kyoto Japan / 15mx35m,
Bricks, Sheets of Rice Paper, Japanese Ink, The Artist 

The exhibition "IKIRO Factory" was held in a former traditional factory of Kimono. The atmosphere of the exhibition was calm and Takahiro only used natural daylight. He stood by the desk and kept on writing IKIRO. The papers that he wrote in many countries were installed on the floor. This installation became the basic style of the IKIRO project. At that time Takahiro established a temporary Art unit "IKIRO-Junction" with some artists. Visitors were able to go to the cafe in the factory and read books about IKIRO project. Since this exhibition the donation system has been combined with the project.