Date and time | December 17th, 2025
Venue | Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art, Creative Forest
Three commissioned works, including “i za na i 2025” by sound artist Suzuki Akio, will be installed in the outdoor area “Creative Forest” extending west of the Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art. Ahead of construction starting in January 2026, a groundbreaking ceremony in performance format was held by Akio Suzuki and Hiromi Miyakita to pray for the project’s safe progress.
JICHIN - ceremony
The commissioned artwork titled “i za na i 2025” was supposed to appear in the outdoor exhibition space of the Tottori Prefectural Museum this past March. However, both this work and those by SUPERFLEX (Denmark) and Rirkrit Tiravanija (Thailand, N.Y., Berlin) faced delays due to various circumstances. Production has finally resumed, aiming for completion next March. Momentum has built to hold the “groundbreaking ceremony” as a fun performance, which Hiromi Miyakita and I originally proposed (last June/July). The pre-written ritual prayer (norito) and items like the sacred hemp rope (oonusa) and sacred branches (shide) now have their moment. 《i za na i 2025》 was a passageway space featuring two variations of “o to da te”, consciously oriented towards the valleys of Daisen and Misasa, with steel plates flanking concrete-plated stairs.
Due to conditions, we scaled down and installed one facing the northern sky. Though the environment posed significant challenges for setup, we look forward to it becoming a new “o to da te” spot that invites thoughts of ancient San-in nature worship.
Offering prayers, “Ihafuhe” and “Sasara,” along with the dance performance “Nu Tu.” Akio Suzuki
Suzuki Akio “i za na i 2025” JICHIN-ceremony
Date and time | Wednesday, December 17th, 10:30 start
Venue | Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art, Creative Forest