“Pavilion ZERO: Aquarium of Air,” the core and largest part of the multilayered art project by 2024 CCBT artist fellow Fuse Rintaro is held at Kasai Rinkai Park. Register for the event to immerse yourself in this fantasy aquarium on land, at sea, and in the air. The works on display in the park can also be viewed by visitors without participating in the tour.
“Pavilion ZERO: Aquarium of Air” is an outdoor promenade performance-exhibition that forms the first part of the multilayered Pavilion ZERO art project by 2024 CCBT artist fellow Fuse Rintaro.
Comprising a tour-style exhibition, planetarium screening, and magazine publications, Pavilion ZERO adopts various means to explore the nature of the “ground” of Japan from the context of Japanese contemporary art as an expanded land art endeavor.
Forming the core and largest part of the project, the exhibition is held at Kasai Rinkai Park, which was built on reclaimed land to house facilities for the public as well as flora and fauna, including migratory birds, unlike many examples of landfill sites, which are often developed for industrial or military purposes. At its center is Tokyo Sea Life Park, an aquarium designed by the late architect Taniguchi Yoshio, and which will move to a new building in 2028.
“Pavilion ZERO: Aquarium of Air” plays with the dual sense of “air” as meaning something that is empty and in the sky. Held on two days (February 8 and February 9) only, the tour guide is Fuse himself. Participants put on a head-mounted display and walk around, experiencing the park in both augmented and virtual realities while encountering the moving image, sounds, performances, and sculptural objects created by the artists. A performance is also held on a boat.
Register for the event to immerse yourself in this fantasy aquarium at Kasai Rinkai Park on land, at sea, and in the air. The works on display in the park can also be viewed by visitors without participating in the tour. Further information about exhibit locations will be announced at a later date.
Artists
Yonezawa Shu, Itagaki Ryoma, Wakui Tomohito, Kurosawa Koharu, Kurachi Tomonosuke, Yonemura Yuto, Aoyagi Natsumi, Komatsu Kazumichi, Fuse Rintaro
Map
Outline
■Exhibition
Date: February 8-9, 2025 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Venue : Kasai Rinkai Park
Reception: Bird Watching Center
*Open for free viewing by all visitors.
■Outdoor Promenade Performance-Exhibition “Pavilion ZERO: Aquarium of Air”
Date & Time: February 8 – 9, 2025, 10:00 AM / 1:30 PM (each session lasts approximately 2 hours)
※Reception starts 15 minutes before each session.
Venue: Kasai Rinkai Park
Capacity: Approximately 20 participants per session (4 sessions in total, advance reservation required)
Eligibility: Ages 10 and up
Participation: Free
Important Notes for Applying to the Performance-Exhibition
– Participants will walk through the park for approximately 2 hours while viewing artworks and performances using a head-mounted display (HMD), which will be worn and removed at various points during the tour. If you have difficulty wearing an HMD, please refrain from applying. (The HMD can be worn over glasses.)
– Participants must be 10 years or older, in accordance with the regulations of the Meta Quest 3 HMD used in the tour.
– Each person may apply only once. Multiple applications for different sessions or days are not allowed.
– If you require special assistance or use a wheelchair, please indicate this at the time of application.
– The tour will be conducted entirely in Japanese.
– In case of rain, some parts of the tour may be modified.
– Photography and video recording will take place during the tour, and participants may appear in the footage. The recorded content will be used for documentation and promotional activities by the organizers. It may also be featured on official online platforms, social media, and external media such as newspapers, TV, and magazines. Additionally, the footage will be used as material for a work to be screened at the Planetarium Screening “Observation Report – Testimonies of Air” event on Saturday, March 15.
Access
Kasai Rinkai Park (6-2 Rinkaicho, Edogawa City, Tokyo)
– JR Keiyo Line: Get off at Kasai-Rinkai Park Station, 1-minute walk.
– Tokyo Metro Tozai Line: From Nishi-Kasai (T16) or Kasai (T17) stations, take a Toei Bus bound for Kasai Rinkai Park (approximately 20 minutes).
Credits
Tour Guide, Planning, Direction, Script: Fuse Rintaro
XR Design: Jackson KAKI
XR Content Production: Yonezawa Shu, Fuse Rintaro, Komatsu Kazumichi
Art Direction: Yagi Heijiro, Sakai Eisaku
Technical Direction: Murakawa Ryuji (arsaffix), Ito Yuya (arsaffix)
Technical Support: Amemiya Yosuke
Documentary Photography: Takehisa Naoki
Production Management: Sakaguchi Chiaki, Kato Naho (TASKO), Shimada Mei (CCBT)
“Pavilion ZERO”
An art project “Pavilion ZERO” by Fuse Rintaro that comprehensively integrates research, practice, and theory to critically adopt various means to explore the nature of the “ground” of Japan from the context of Japanese contemporary art as an expanded land art endeavor. It will unfold across three programs (magazine publications, an outdoor promenade performance-exhibition, and a planetarium screening).
Project structure
1. Outdoor Promenade Performance-Exhibition Pavilion ZERO : Aquarium of Air
Dates&Time: February 8,9 10:00- / 13:30- (Duration: Around 120 min. tour)
Venue: Kasai Rinkai Park
2. Planetarium Screening Observation Report : Testimony of Air
Date&Time: March 15 14:30- / 16:00- / 17:30-
Venue: Cosmo Planetarium Shibuya (Shibuya Cultural Center Owada 12F)
3. Magazine Dream Island
Publication date: March 11 (Tue.), 2025
CCBT Art Incubation Program
One of CCBT’s core programs, the Art Incubation Program provides opportunities for creative talent to undertake new projects and makes those processes accessible to the public, facilitating forms of artistic expression, exploration, and action that change our city for the better. Selected through an open call, five artist fellows will act as CCBT partners, developing their projects, making the creative process public, exhibiting the results, and holding workshops and talks.
