Tamar, the smiling sphere
Tamar is a smiling sphere floating on a hill, located at the main entrance of the YOSHIMOTO Pavilion waraii myraii .
Inside this smiling sphere, an experience awaits you that is completely different from what it appears from the outside.
Tamar, the smiling sphere
Highlights
Here, everyday life unravels and unexpected scenery emerges.
Before you step into this sphere, please pause for a moment and gently let go of concepts such as "normal," "familiar," and "complete."
The artworks in this space are not just for viewing. They encourage you to listen, feel and ask questions, and ask you to open your own senses.
Enjoy wandering without a clear destination.
Sometimes getting lost is what leads to the deepest realizations. Instead of searching for the answer, try to feel the moment when your perspective suddenly changes.
When the familiar transforms into the unknown, when playful landscapes gently shake up our thoughts, how will we re-perceive the world? Here, the boundary between you and the artwork will gradually become blurred.
In the resulting void, forgotten memories, dreams, or even subconscious questions may emerge. And in this ever-changing space between "illusion" and "truth," what new questions will you bring home? We hope that this time will be a place of new discovery for you.
Please enjoy.
Tamar Exhibition Work: Questioned Green Onion
Take a photo with Negi as he travels the world!
Negi AR will be available for a limited time on the FANY app!
Travel with "Negi" and plant him in all sorts of places!
Take a photo of the leaning onions and post it on social media with the hashtag #MyOnionsGrew and have fun with everyone!
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At Tamar, four works will be exhibited.
Other works on display will encourage you not just to "see," but also to "listen," "feel," and "question," and encourage you to open your own senses.
We hope you enjoy it.
Ashita Square
At Ashita Square, where you can enjoy a variety of events and shows, experiences full of smiles await you.
There's plenty of entertainment to keep you laughing, including comedy shows by comedians from Yoshimoto Kogyo and non-verbal performances that can be enjoyed even without speaking the same language.
What to see at Ashita Square
A relaxing space that will leave you away from the hustle and bustle of the Expo site and give you some time to relax and unwind.
The Ashita Square at Yoshimoto Waraii Myraii Hall offers an experience that will satisfy both the body and mind.
At Ashita Square, various experiential exhibits will be held based on the concept of "IKOI (rest)."
In the tatami space of the base exhibition "IKOI," people can take off their shoes, relax, and chat with each other.
By opening up the minimalist relaxation area to the open shared space, these small comforts interact with each other, enveloping the entire plaza in a sense of calm.
The many entertaining projects shared there will connect people all over the world with smiles.
While relaxing, you can experience the minimalist aesthetic of traditional Japan, such as the tatami mats, table setting, and seasonal flowers, and spend your time however you like.
In the square, we have prepared a wide variety of entertainment, including various comedy shows by comedians from Yoshimoto Kogyo, non-verbal performances that can be enjoyed even without speaking the same language, and "Bon Odori no Ashita," a traditional Japanese art form "Bon Odori" with karaoke and dance arrangements. In addition, we have prepared experiential content with the theme of "laughter and health."
We will collect smiles from all attendees and use a system to analyze participants' current emotions from their facial expressions to visualize the changes in emotions that occur when you laugh, allowing you to experience a chain of smiles and the impact of laughter.
Taking advantage of its free space, a variety of events will be held, including events where visitors can experience traditional Japanese festivals and games, and workshops where visitors can experience entertainment using the latest technology.
Please enjoy the special experience that can only be found here, which offers a variety of "Ashita."
Content Introduction
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IKOI
In the tatami space at "IKOI," people can take off their shoes, relax, and chat with each other.
By opening up the minimalist relaxation area to the open shared space, these small comforts interact with each other, enveloping the entire plaza in a sense of calm.
The many entertaining projects shared there will connect people all over the world with smiles.
While relaxing, you can experience the minimalist aesthetic of traditional Japan, such as the tatami mats, table setting, and seasonal flowers, and spend your time however you like.
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Comedy show
Comedy shows using facial expressions and gestures are held every day on a spacious stage (three stages per day).
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Ashita of XX
We will be holding events that utilize the stage and plaza, allowing you to watch and experience performances that will make you look forward to the near future.
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Bon Odori Ashita
A new form of entertainment that embodies Cool Japan, combining traditional Bon Odori with karaoke and dancing.
This new participatory event will liven up the pavilion in the evenings.
In this pavilion filled with smiles,
We will collect 184 days worth of smiles.
At YOSHIMOTO Pavilion waraii myraii, we will collect the smiles that arise from your experiences in the pavilion and analyze the emotional changes that occur as a result of laughter, in order to create a future where laughter contributes to good health.
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Smile detection tool
Detecting visitors' smiles A smile detection tool will be used to count the number of smiles from visitors and measure how many smiles were gathered during the Expo.
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Sentiment analysis tools
Analyzing visitor sentiment Using emotion analysis tools, facial expressions will be photographed and measured before and after the stage program experience, and changes in emotions will be analyzed and accumulated.
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Creator Introduction
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MASARU OZAKI
Art Director
Born in Tokyo. A contemporary artist who arranges heterogeneous elements such as light, images, language, and phenomena in a multi-layered way based on the ontological and epistemological question, "What is real?" He poetically and critically intervenes in the systems of visual and physical perception, and develops expressions that create fluctuations in the structure of reality and the process of generating meaning that we unconsciously accept.
Born in Tokyo, he is a contemporary artist who intertwines disparate elements such as light, video, language, and phenomena in a multi-layered way, centering on the ontological and epistemological question, "What is real?"
He poetically and critically intervenes in the systems of visual and physical perception, developing methods that disrupt the structures of reality and the process by which meaning is generated that we unconsciously accept.Achievements
- "Windstorm"
- (Permanent exhibit at the entrance to the Japan Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo)
- "MASARU OZAKI in collaboration with Van Cleef & Arpels"
- (Van Cleef & Arpels Ginza flagship store)
- "PUSH START BUTTON P2" in stock
- (PoCo Pop and Contemporary Art Museum/Tallinn, Estonia)
- etc.
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Kurapat Yantrasa
Creative Director
Founder of WHY Architecture. Born in Bangkok, educated in Bangkok and Tokyo, and working all over the world, Krapat is a creative and cultural producer whose design and development projects bring people together with empathy through good design, good food and good music.
Founder of WHY Architecture. Born in Bangkok, educated in Bangkok and Tokyo, and working all over the world, Krapat is a creative and cultural producer whose design and development projects bring people together with empathy through good design, good food and good music.
Achievements
- Recent works include the Rockefeller Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the new department of the Louvre in Paris, and the ILMI Museum and Learning Center in Saudi Arabia, as well as the DIB Bangkok Museum of Contemporary Art in Bangkok and the new Museum of Contemporary Art in Manila, Philippines.
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Junya Komatsu
Director/Producer
Born in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Representative director of Steelhead Co., Ltd., he works as a producer, director and playwright. He is currently involved in planning, directing and producing many shows, including NHK General TV's "Chiko-chan ni Shikarareru," TBS's "Jinsei Saikyou Restaurant," and the streaming content Amazon Prime Video's "Documental."
Born in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Representative director of Steelhead Co., Ltd., he works as a producer, director and playwright. He is currently involved in planning, directing and producing many shows, including NHK General TV's "Chiko-chan ni Shikarareru," TBS's "Jinsei Saikyou Restaurant," and the streaming content Amazon Prime Video's "Documental."
Achievements
- "The best restaurant in my life"
- （TBS）
- "Chiko-chan will scold you!"
- (NHK General TV)
- "HITOSHI MATSUMOTO presents Documental"
- （Amazon Prime Video）
- "HITOSHI MATSUMOTO presents FREEZE"
- （Amazon Prime Video）
- "Star Song Special"
- (Amazon Prime Video/DMM TV)
- "A great feeling from Downtown."
- (Fuji Television)
- "The Life of a Laughing Dog"
- (Fuji Television)
- "Fountain of Trivia"
- (Fuji Television)
- "SMAP x SMAP"
- (Fuji Television)
- "IPPON Grand Prix"
- (Fuji Television)
- "Honma Dekka!? TV"
- (Fuji Television)
- etc.
