The Pool of Memories

The work was exhibited at Echigo-Tsumari Art Field 2022, Former Tsunan Elementary School Oakasawa Branch.

"The Pool of Memories" is an installation housed in the science lab of the shuttered Oakasawa branch school.
It revives the past through photos from an old album discovered in the principal's office.

This exhibit features images of a clay pool constructed 51 years ago, the ancient school building, and the vibrant expressions of children.
It transforms the pool, a symbol of the school's history, into a receptacle of memories by projecting holographic snippets of the past onto the water.
The pool is meticulously replicated in a reduced size using Oakasawa's native clay. Around it, a collage of archival photos and documents adorns the old blackboard, creating a space where the emblematic pool evokes a deep sense of nostalgia for bygone days.