Global Art Practice, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Global Art Joint Project 2019――
London Unit――
Term――
Guest lecturer

April ―October 2019

Takashi Takeda
Professor, Faculty of Music,
Department of Traditional
Japanese Music
Taku Irisawa
Research assistant,
Wood workshop
Kaz Oshiro
ArtistPio AbadArtist――
Project SupervisionTokyo University of the Arts

Nobuyuki Fujiwara
Professor, Global Art Practice,
Graduate School of Fine Arts
Yusaku Imamura
Professor, Global Art Practice,
Graduate School of Fine Arts
Central Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London

Paul Haywood
Dean of Academic Programmes――
Faculty
Tokyo University of the Arts

Mina Lee
Associate Professor
Taro Shinoda
Associate Professor
Yoshinori Takakura
Project Assistant Professor
Monica Castillo
Adjunct Education andResearch AssistantCentral Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London

Alison Green
Programme Director (Cover),Culture and Enterprise;
Course Leader, MA Culture,
Criticism and Curation
Fred Meller
Programme Director,
Drama and Performance
Michiko Oki
Distinguished Assistant Professor
Joe Craig
Project Assistant――Students
Tokyo University of the Arts

Mayuko Kikuchi [Japan]
Wu Yiting [China]
Xun Meng [China]
Sayoko Suwabe [Japan]
Naoto John Tanaka [Japan]
Cho Hyun Joo [South Korea]
Fan Jiemin [China]
Central Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London

Siyan Zhang [China]
Konstantinos Chaldaios [Greece]
Violetta Valcheva [Bulgaria]
Giorgio Lleuw-on [Netherlands]
Helena Adalsteindottir [Iceland]
Laura Isabella [England]
Winifred Pritchett [United State]――Support
NPO GASWORKSInternational Joint Project granted by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
through its Program for Enforcing the Function of National Universities

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and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

Global Art Joint Project 2019
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London UnitGlobal Art Practice, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

Global Art Joint Project 2019

London Unit――Project theme――
Project report

To Bring Nothing to the Table

The Global Art Joint Project — a collaboration between Tokyo University of theArts (TUA and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (CSM— isThe concept of “nothing” poses big questions: what does one
discover, and what does one do when presented withnothing? Students begin by setting objectives, gradually andnaturally developing appropriate approaches in response tothe widening scope of their activities, and question theiridentities. Although students were given a significant degreeof freedom, this was a very difficult theme demanding theability to identify problems as well as requiring responsibility
and strong judgment. As the course progressed, tutors took
efforts to support students through the research process, but
tried to avoid deliberately guiding the directions taken bystudents. The project took place in four locations: London,Suffolk, Tokyo, and Toride.

an international project in which students of many nationalities andethnicities, residing in Japan and the United Kingdom travel between thesetwo countries. This year, faculty and students shared the theme ‘To bringnothing to the table,’ which forms the basis on which to layer multifaceteddialogue and collaborative work. Through these processes, students learned
about the potential of various platforms for multicultural collaboration as theyexperienced the similarities and differences in each other’s cultures,
discovered their own identities, and developed mutual understanding throughthe conflicts that occur between individuals.
The London Session held at the CSM campus (9-27 July) consisted ofworkshops and lectures led by Professor Alison Green and guest artist PioAbad. The session opened with a camp held in Suffolk (United Kingdom),aiming to deepen exchange among participants from different cultural
backgrounds. Thereafter, participants returned to London and discussed how
to proceed towards ‘Exchange’ and ‘Occasion,’ two events prepared as ‘tables
with nothing on them.’ What they would do was not planned out in advance,and depended entirely on conversations they had throughout the session.
The interaction and relationships of trust built at the Suffolk camp led tomeaningful discussion and collaboration in London; students researched andprogressed towards their final work in a cooperative fashion, allowing
significant activity to develop.
For the Tokyo Session (3-19 September), a program was organized to take up――
Timeline

the strategy of the London Session in a different way. London was replacedfor Tokyo and here a joint effort program was put in place to participate in theTUA Festival (Geisai). Collective production and discussions also took place inPre-session (Tokyo,Toride)‖April 8 ― June 26●Toride, instead of Suffolk County, focusing on individual production in thestudio. The complex mutual understanding that emerged as a result ofApril 8Unit Program Guidance

students’ empathy, and continual criticism as they shared each other’scultural backgrounds, was clearly visible in their participation at Geisai and at
the ‘Occasion’ event held in Toride where their final work was presented.

Joint Course: 1st session (London, Suffolk)‖July 9 ― July 27●

July 9 ― July 11
Field Trip to Suffolk

July 26 ●In-Progress Presentation

The program this year was unlike the previous years, taking shape on thebasis of discussion between TUA and CSM students who independently
formulated and decided their objectives.

Joint Course: 2nd session (Tokyo,Toride)‖September 3 ― September 19●

September 3 ― September 8
Field Research in Ueno

●September 17
Final Presentation