Teshima Island Art Trip

As we set out to enjoy the Setouchi International Art Festival at its halfway point, the perfect weather on this day was both a blessing and a curse: it brought a nice comfortable day of exploration around Teshima, but it also brought a slew of other people to the island with us.  However, the waiting in line for boats, busses, food, etc. was all well worth it.  The art and the surrounding nature on Teshima were gorgeous!

                                  (Photo courtesy of Julia Mace)

Our group of 13 foreign and local residents hopped the boat from Takamatsu to Teshima and arrived at the teeming port of Ieura.  We enjoyed the art at the port and then managed to get our whole group on the bus and to the Kou Area on the island's south side.  Over the course of the day, we made our way around the whole island, and conquered a majority of Teshima's artwork..

Among the highlights of the day were:

Cameron Robbins's "Sea-Songs of the Subconscious" in which the sea's waves were mysteriously transmitted through an overturned boat to become a sadly beautiful F-minor chord wafting through the air.

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)


Olafur Eliasson's "Beauty," in which a rainbow is created before your eyes in the dark, surreal space of an old storehouse building in the Karato Port Area.

                                  (Photo courtesy of Justin Bussies)

Sue Pedley's "Harmonica," in which a beautiful house that had fallen into disuse was utilized to create a thoughtful piece, in which the house's furniture, tableware, and decorations were rearranged to evoke the history and culture of the island.

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)

Chiharu Shiota's "Farther Memory," with it's enchanting hallway of doors.

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)

Claire Healy and Sean Coredeiro's "Luck Exists in the Leftovers," which features an old Japanese house and an even older T-Rex skeleton!

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)


And of course, the beautiful nature of the island itself!

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)

                                  (Photo courtesy of Kurt Nepogoda)