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Etsuko Ichihara “Digital Shamanism: Japanese Funeral and Festivity”
NTT ICC Inter Communication Center
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Etsuko Ichihara
“Digital Shamanism” presents projects in a series combining Japanese folk beliefs and technology. The Digital Shaman Project develops robots programmed with the expressions, mannerisms, and other physical traits of the deceased, offering a new way of mourning by sending the robots to stay with surviving family members for the ceremonial 49 days following the person’s passing. The “Namahage in Tokyo” project, a collaboration with ISID Innolab, takes an interest in celebrations and festivals as an expression of human vitality with a focus on the Namahage Festival from Oga, Akita Prefecture.
Schedule | Dec 20 (Tue) 2016-Mar 12 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Open Space: Free. Special Exhibitions: Depends on each event. | ||||
| Website | http://www.ntticc.or.jp/en/exhibitions/2016/emergencies-030-ichihara-etsuko/ | ||||
| Venue | NTT ICC Inter Communication Center http://www.ntticc.or.jp/en/ | ||||
| Location | 4F Tokyo Opera City Tower, 3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1404 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from the East exit of Hatsudai Station on the Keio New line, 11 minute walk from Sangubashi Station on the Odakyu Odawara line, 12 minute walk from A2 exit at Nishi-Shinjuku-gochome Station on the Toei Oedo line. | ||||
| Phone | 0120-144199 | ||||
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