There were various pieces that were motivated mainly by light in the new area where the light were dimmed. Also, there was the large space for DJ and VJ.

Above all, I was interested in this booth. The movie was playbacked with PC and mirrored with a projector on a white surface which had human-like undulation. There were 3 surfaces side by side. Each was severally mirrored with letters, strange gauche countenance and so on. I was impressed.

Then, I refer to the space for movie which was together with the area where the lights were dimmed. This is “The Gaikokujin Experimenta” by the group from Australia. The video picture of abstract white lineal drawing was projected on the screen and in front of it the woman on red cloth was moving slightly. Some time later, the woman asked the audience questions with rapidity in English “What’s your name?”, “What’s your favorite Japanese culture?”, “Do you speak Japanese?” and so on. I was made get thoughtful. This was titled new media performance, experimental one.

The last is show space, which was located near the entrance. In this space artists show their works off with heart and soul. This is one of the spaces where you can enjoy Design Festa most.

This is the performance by “The Eyeball Loves The Globe” from Taiwan. Based on the title, firstly the man with a mask of an eye appeared. He moved around with unique motion. After it, the next personage came just as he went out and moved around, and the next personage.. Finally, all the personage gathered at once and posed several times with emotional music. With each pose there were many photoflashes. It indicated how deeply the audience was impressed.

This was the second Design Festa for me. I was able to view the whole of it not as point but as line. The next Design Festa is in a half year, on the 20th and 21st of May. The participants are now wanted. Why don’t you try it?

Design Festa Vol.22
Date: November 26th & 27th, 2005
Open: 11:00 – 19:00
Place: Tokyo Big Sight
Address: 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81 (0)3 5530 1111
https://www.designfesta.com