The Last Snow

10:00am – 19:00pm
(open till 21:00 during Sapporo Snow Festival period)

https://2024.siaf.jp/en/

https://2024.siaf.jp/en/about/

Japanese: https://2024.siaf.jp/

“A major art event where the future begins”

For the 2024 Sapporo International Triennial Art Festival, Artist Amy Karle will be presenting new, immersive, interactive artwork in “Future Theater”. This exhibition pavilion is themed: 2124 –Where the Future Begins. “The theater is an extraordinary exhibition space to experience work by internationally renowned artists showcasing artistic expressions that look 100 years into the future.” There will be six SIAF2024 venues in Sapporo. The exhibition program spans 200 years, 1924–2124 across venues with different concepts under the theme of “The Last Snow”.

‘Sapporo in Hokkaido Prefecture is the northern-most city designated by government ordinance. It has the 5th largest population in Japan. Sapporo International Art Festival (SIAF) is a triennial art event to encounter defining artworks in the world. It was launched in 2014 and encompasses  diverse artistic expression including exhibitions and performances were showcased at various locations throughout the city.’

The Director’s Message:

“Humanity lives in the midst of constant crises, with events such as the global pandemic since 2020, division, conflict, and war. Technological development is accelerating, resulting in rapidly transforming societies. Furthermore, the effects of global climate change are slowly but surely changing our lives. It is predicted that by the end of the 21st century the meaning of “snow” – which should exist in Sapporo as a matter of course – and the scenery it creates will be different from what they are today.
This art festival focuses on transformation and creation for such a future for our planet, society, community, and life.

What is snow, and how will Sapporo be different 100 years from now? What kind of future can the hybrid of art and science and technology envision? What new ways of thinking, education, innovation, systems, and actions are necessary to live in harmony with the future Earth? What kind of communities will we create, and what kind of future humanity will live there?

Last Snow is a call for creativity and action for the sake of our future.
Do we simply wait for the future to arrive and accept it?
Or can we seize this moment as our last chance and begin to create our own future?
The sub-theme of the festival is “Where the Future Begins”. The art festival also has a subtheme in the language of the Ainu people, who have built their own culture in the northern lands. Upaste, a term derived from upas meaning “snow”, embodies an original interpretation inspired by the festival’s theme; to start running towards a future with snow, and to recognize each other through snow.
In 2024 the Sapporo International Art Festival will create an “experimental zone” in Sapporo which, through art, provokes questions and inspires actions for the future. We look forward to experiencing “where the future begins” together with you.”
– Sapporo International Art Festival 2024 Director OGAWA Hideaki

Director:
OGAWA Hideaki (Co-Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab/Artist)

Curators:
Future Theater｜HOSOKAWA Asami (SIAF Manager), Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art｜NAKAMURA Seiji (Vice-director, Curator, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art), Sapporo Art Museum｜SATO Kohei, SAKAMOTO Mai (Sapporo Art Museum), Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center (SCARTS)｜KINOSHITA Chieko（SCARTS General Manager /  Associate Professor,Co-Creation Bureau,Osaka University / Art Producer), Moerenuma Park｜MIYAI Kazumi (Curator, Moerenuma Park), and more

Organizers:
Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee and City of Sapporo

Artists:
https://2024.siaf.jp/en/artist/

https://2024.siaf.jp/en/venues-artists/
 

ISHIHARA Ko
石原 航

ISHII Hiroshi + Tangible Media Group｜MIT Media Lab
石井 裕 + MITメディアラボ タンジブル・メディア・グループ 

ISHII Toru
石井 亨

Tega BRAIN + Julian OLIVER + Bengt SJOLEN
テガ・ブレイン + ジュリアン・オリヴァー + ベングト・ショーレン

Wabisabi
ワビサビ 

Xin LIU
シン・リウ

Yukikaze Technology

YUKUTAKE Harumi
行武治美 

Artist from museum collections
北海道立近代美術館コレクション
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art