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撮影：高橋洋策
夜に鳴く雀
2020年
ビデオインスタレーション、9分
高知県須崎市、浦ノ内にある鳴無神社では「ちりへっぽ」と呼ばれる秋大祭が毎年執り行われ、そこでは神の子の結婚式が開かれる。千年以上唄われてきた節に合わせて行事といわれる幼い男の子と斎女といわれる幼い女の子が地べたに触れることなく現れ、御座の上に降り立ち誓いの杯を交わす。その光景は一つの神話のようにも見ることができる。
本作は須崎で出会った人々がそれぞれ語った過去の話を元に作られている。老女が若き日に幼童を亡くし、その後に起こった不思議な出来事「袂ちっち」や、いにしえより受け継がれてきた祭事「花取り踊り」について。
いくつもの響きが重なり合う時、過去と現在が混じり合い、様々な時間が多元的に立ち上がる。現代の民話の中にあなたもきっと棲んでいるだろう。
Night-Sparrow
2020
video installation, 9min
The Otonashi Shrine in Uranouchi, Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture, holds an annual autumn ritual called "Chiriheppo," in which a wedding ceremony is held for the children of the gods. With a verse known for a thousand years, a young boy named Gyoji and a young girl named Itajo appear without touching the ground, land on thrones, and exchange vows in a ceremony. The scene itself seems like a myth. This work is based on stories from the past that were told to me by people I met in Susaki, such as the story of the "Night-Sparrow" in which an old woman lost her child when she was young and the mysterious events that occurred to her afterward, and "Hanatori Odori," a festival that has been celebrated since ancient times. When different echoes overlap, the past and the present blend together, and various times emerge in a multitude of ways. You will find yourself living in the context of modern folklore.
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