「もし都市が生きていたら、今どのような姿だろう？」
東京オリンピック・パラリンピックに向けて形を変えていく都市の中で、必要物資を運ぶトラックは、これから5年の東京のひとつのシンボル。その働く車に、メディアアートディレクター齋藤精一率いるライゾマティクスチームが、六本木という都市の人格をインプットし、新たな器官を与え、参加者とのコミュニケーションを創出する大型アートプロジェクト。巨大ミラーボールが搭載された「アケボノ号」は六本木ヒルズアリーナを基地に、コアタイムには国立新美術館や東京ミッドタウンにも出没、提灯アレイ・ディスプレイが搭載された「ハル号」は東京ミッドタウンに鎮座し、ある時には感情をのぞかせ、ある時にはお互いの得意技を繰り出しながら観客と繋がっていく。 If the city was alive, what would it look like right now?
In a city undergoing transformation ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympics Games, trucks carrying the required goods and materials will be one symbol of Tokyo over the next five years. The Rhizomatiks team, lead by Media Art Director Seiichi Saito, will give these working vehicles personalities and new innards in a large-scale art project that involves communication between trucks and crowds at Roppongi Art Night 2015 (RAN2015). One of these trucks, dubbed “Akebono” (Dawn) will carry giant mirror balls and be based at the Roppongi Hills arena, appearing at various venues such as the National Art Center Tokyo and Tokyo Midtown during the RAN core hours, while the other, “Hal” carrying an array consisting of paper lanterns will park up at Tokyo Midtown, connecting with the audience by at times giving glimpses of emotion, and at others, trading special tricks with the audience. The art truck “Akebono” driving around Roppongi streets carrying giant mirror balls will be a multi-talented piece of machinery presenting neo-futuristic performances incorporating its illuminated “jungle gym” scaffolding base, collaborative performances with media art, and effects controlled by visitors.