[Hotel Management Japan Co., Ltd.] Art unit YouRuMaru’s work exhibited at Yanbaru Art Festival “Dance with me – Water Mirror” Lobby Atrium Exhibition
HMJ Press release: November 20, 2024 [Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa] Art unit YouRuMaru’s work exhibited at Yanbaru Art Festival “Dance with me – Water Mirror” lobby atrium display Exhibition period: Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Monday, February 24, 2025 Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa (Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture) is an art hotel based on the concept of “playing with the island and connecting with the forest” and is located at the entrance of “Yanbaru” in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa, surrounded by rich subtropical forests and the blue sea. The unit YouRuMaru exhibited at the Yanbaru Art Festival, an art work that breathes the nature of Yanbaru, Okinawa, “Dance with “me Mizu Kagami” will be exhibited in the lobby atrium from December 14, 2024 (Saturday) to February 24, 2025 (Monday). This work focuses on the two elements of Yanbaru’s great nature, “light” and “water,” allowing you to appreciate the work and beauty of life with all five senses. In addition, in the lobby lounge, you can enjoy Okinawan cocktails that focus on Yanbaru, as well as the ambient music “AMBIENTAL” that embodies the hotel’s concept. You can spend a luxurious time with artworks that can only be experienced here. The theme of “Yanbaru Art Festival 2024-2025” is “Yamahara Honzen”. With art as our key content, we consistently aim to convey the charm of Yanbaru to the world. Our hotel has displayed works exhibited at the Yanbaru Art Festival since its first year. We will continue to partner with various art events in the Yanbaru area, which is attracting more and more attention due to its registration as a World Natural Heritage Site.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-0d26d1b875c21b9e15dfc9c4b53f50d7-3000×2000.jpg “YouRuMaru” profile Art Collective by Suguru Funaki and Rie Kaku. Based on the concepts of “connection” and “flow” and “circle”, he expresses connections and integration of different fields using various methods. We create art works and products that serve as meditation devices that evoke a feeling of relaxing the mind and body. Production of three-dimensional works that incorporate Japanese traditions and techniques In addition to creating spaces with light at traditional buildings such as commercial facilities, hotels, and castles across the country, we also sell lighting at department stores and run an experiential art “origami workshop” that everyone from children to adults can participate in. We have also participated in exhibitions overseas such as London and Paris, and received positive reviews.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-a8dfaa3b75805cbaa46426e26a175f33-890×689.jpg Exhibition work “Dance with me / Water mirror” Work concept ～Things that are inherited～ Yanbaru, northern Okinawa main island. Nurtured by abundant water sources and brilliant sunlight, it is an untouched natural landscape with a colorful ecosystem unlike any other in the world. “Water” and “light,” which are important elements of Yanbaru, are essential to human life, but with the passage of time they have become commonplace, and their presence has begun to fade. Our spirituality is also shaken Okinawa has created a unique culture by fusing diverse cultures. In Yanbaru, the tangible and intangible primordial landscape remains, and the memories and history of people accumulated over time and space in the mountains, rivers, plants, and nature itself, and the atmosphere have been inherited continuously. There is a figure. I believe that something like this magnificent sense of beauty will be needed and rediscovered on a global scale in the future. Water is like a mirror, and by absorbing and reflecting the light that reflects the world, it shows us various aspects of the world. Like an associative game, you can see how water circulates while changing its shape, the beautiful scenery of Yanbaru nurtured by water and light, and how people express gratitude for what has been passed down and pass it on again. Intangible things dance together in this world, holding hands.” This is the image I overlay in my work. An experience of experiencing art in a space that makes you feel like you are standing in the forest at night in Yanbaru ■Yanbaru tea cocktail [Offer period] Available from Tuesday, November 5, 2024 [Provided location] Lobby Lounge [Provided hours] 17:00-23:00 (L.O. 22:30) Based on the rich flavor and aroma of black tea harvested in autumn, Yanbaru tea tail is made with flower-fragrant honey and elderflower liqueur from Kitamayagaji Island, Okinawa Prefecture, and the peel and pulp of coffee cherries are used. You can enjoy artwork with Okinawa-themed cocktails in hand, such as the Cascara Tea Tail, which is carefully crafted using Cascara tea as a base and plenty of herbs and spices from Yanbaru.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-429ed4833c7e93e03663012c2f8a230b-2000×1333.jpg ■Original environmental music We created the environmental music “AMBIENTAL” that embodies the concept of our hotel with Harikuyamaku, a track maker/dub engineer based in Koza Gintengai, Okinawa. The music begins with the sounds of the Yanbaru forest as the sun rises and the birds begin chirping all at once. It also samples sounds from the natural world, such as the voice of a frog croaking in secret in a forest on a remote island, resulting in an ambient song that combines the immersive feeling of being in the forest of Yanbaru with the sense of freedom that separates you from everyday life.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-5af5480829f1d4acc5a3f58b5566891e-2000×2000.jpg Yanbaru Art Festival 2024-2025 “Yamabara Honzen” In the northern region of Okinawa Prefecture (commonly known as Yanbaru), Yanbaru National Park was newly designated as the 33rd national park in Japan on September 15, 2016. In response, as tourism in the northern part of the country is gaining momentum, we have held the Yanbaru Art Festival, the first art event in Okinawa Prefecture to be held across multiple municipalities. Art exhibitions, workshops, and related events were held mainly in Nago City, Motobu Town, Kunigami Village, Higashi Village, etc., and approximately 350,000 people visited. The visitors included not only Japanese people but also tourists from Taiwan, China, and South Korea, and through art we were able to communicate the charms of Yanbaru to other parts of the prefecture, Asia, and the world. In July 2021, the World Natural Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided to register “Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, Northern Okinawa Island and Iriomote Island” as World Natural Heritage Sites. This year, we will once again hold an art event that coexists with nature and resources in this area, which is attracting more and more attention. We consistently aim to communicate the charm of Yanbaru to the world, with art as the key content. Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa displays art works within the hotel facilities. As a venue located at the entrance to Yanbaru, we will enliven the art festival.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-724c626645c6e15b40d672bbd1c97966-1416×2000.jpg ― “Yanbaru Art Festival 2024-2025 Yamahara Honzen” Event Overview ― [Event period] Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Monday, February 24, 2025 (holiday) *The main venue, Ogimi Village Old Shioya Elementary School, is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday [Venue] Venues in the northern region of Okinawa main island Ogimi Village: Ogimi Village Old Shioya Elementary School (Ogimi Utility Center) Ogimi Village Kijoka Nursery School Yanbaru Sake Brewery Kunigami Village: Hentona Shopping District Okuma Private Beach & Resort Nago City: Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa Kanucha Resort Agu statue in front of Nago Civic Hall, etc. [Fee] General / 500 yen / Okinawa residents / 300 yen [General Director] Nagaharu Nakahodo [Exhibition Department Director] Takahiro Kanashima [Craft Department Curator] Tetsuya Nishishima, Miki Nishishima [Organizer] Yanbaru Art Festival Executive Committee [Co-host] Ogimi Village [Sponsored by] Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau, Northern Municipal Association, Kunigami Village, Higashi Village, Motobu Town, Nakijin Village, Nago City, etc. (planned) [Support] Agency for Cultural Affairs/Japan Arts and Culture Foundation [Official website] https://yambaru-artfes.jp/ *Please check the website for the latest information and details. View of past exhibited works
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16207/1624/16207-1624-6139cdcf0326e3621cc970e6ff3e6ecf-2958×1121.jpg [Photo left: YAMBARU ART FESTIVAL 2022-2023 exhibited work IJU CHANDELIER] This work is based on the “Iju”, a species endemic to Okinawa that blooms in the mountains of Yanbaru. The fresh and robust life force of Iju and the magnificent nature of Yanbaru are expressed with an approximately 2m stainless steel sphere and resin flowers made with dip art. [Photo right: YAMBARU ART FESTIVAL 2023-2024 exhibited work IJU FLOWER VORTEX ~Jujumujin~] This work compares the richness of Yanbaru to a vortex of energy (VORTEX), and allows you to view and experience its details from inside the vortex. The world reminds us of beauty beyond imagination and various connections. About collaboration between hotel and art Hotel Management Japan and the hotel chain brand “Oriental Hotels & Resorts” strive to “provide a unique stay experience” and to become “a unique destination that involves the area.” We are developing “cooperation”. Through collaboration between hotels and art, we will continue to provide unique stay experiences while discovering the charm of the area. ・2022: YouRuMaru “IJU CHANDELIER” ・2023: YouRuMaru “IJU FLOWER VORTEX ~Juju Mujin~” ■Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa This is Oriental Hotels & Resorts’ first resort hotel, located in the northern part of Okinawa’s main island, at the entrance to Yanbaru, a region surrounded by rich subtropical forests and the blue sea. It is close to the Kyoda Interchange on the Okinawa Expressway, 60 minutes to Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, and 20 minutes to Cape Manza in Onna Village, making it ideal for active sightseeing in Okinawa with easy access not only to the north but also to the central and southern regions. It features large rooms (361 rooms) with an area of 44.6 square meters or more, all with ocean views, a restaurant and bar, a banquet hall, a chapel, and more. The garden pool, which is one of the largest in Okinawa Prefecture, is equipped with lighting equipment and is open at night.In the summer, you can enjoy the pool bar and events. Some areas are equipped with water heating equipment and can be used during the winter season. Guests can also use Kariyushi Beach (pick-up and drop-off available) free of charge. In the lobby area, there is an open “Club Lounge” exclusively for club room guests surrounded by trees that grow naturally in Yanbaru, and “Amenity Base Arin Krin” where you can freely choose the amenities to make your stay even more fulfilling. I will. https://www.okinawa.oriental-hotels.com/ Image
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