Tunnel of Light 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale by MAD Architects
Tunnel of Light 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale, Japanese Gorge Art Photos
Tunnel of Light 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale by MAD Architects
Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel Artistic Spaces in Japan – design by MAD Architects
11 Aug 2018
Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel Restoration by MAD
Location: Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
MAD Restores the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel with Artistic Spaces for the 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has completed the restoration of the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel in Japan?s Niigata prefecture. The revitalization project sees the installation of several permanent artistic spaces along the historic lookout tunnel, with the intention of bringing back the cultural energy that once empowered the region. The ?Tunnel of Light? opened on the occasion of the 2018 Echigo-Tsumari Triennale.
Photos by Nacasa & Partners Inc.
Located in the heart of Japan?s snow country, Echigo-Tsumari is home to mountainous terrain and a satoyama which is an agricultural expanse, where traditional ways of farming are still being practiced. While rich in nature, the region has slowly been suffering from an aging and decreasing population ? a serious phenomenon that has seen many of the young, rural people moving to the big cities for work or education opportunities. This has left the elderly (65+ years) accounting for 37% of the community, while the average level in Japan is 27.7%.
In 2000, Fram Kitagawa founded the Echigo-Tsumari Triennale as a me...
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