Open call for participants of the procession artwork "Song of the Sun" by Marlon Griffith

Marlon Griffith was born in Trinidad and Tobago, will show a carnival artwork or 'MAS' the artistic component of the Trinidad Carnival for Aichi Triennale 2013.

We open call for participants by wearing the original costume designed by Marlon Griffith.

New work "Song of the Sun" is a performance based project, that looks at Japan, Tohoku, after the events of the Tsunami in 2011. This project uses the mythological element of the phoenix as part of the narrative to look at the possibility of sprit and revival post 2011. This narrative is played by a series of characters that look at issues of birth, life, death and re-birth. 

Reference image;　Procession view at 《Runaway Reaction》2008, GWANJU BIENNALE, Gwanju, South Korea, Photo credit: Akiko Ota

[Date]

　Sunday 11 August, 2013 18:00-19:00(Tentative)

　Postpone when it's rain. Optional date: Sunday 18August, 2013  

　*Please come one hour before the procession starts for the preparation.

[Venue]

　Choja-machi district (around Nishiki 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya City)

[Details]

　To participate in one hour procession with costume. 

[Requirements]

　No age or gender restrictions. Everybody is welcomed. 

　Students under primary school age must be accompanied by parents.

[Capacity]

　Approximately 70 people

[Belongings/Notes]

　-Bring T-shirts and trousers respond to costume color and drinks. 

　As for the color of T-shirts, participants will be informed later individually.

　-Before the procession, you might be required to come to studio to measure for costume.

　-We will hold another procession in October. We will open call later.

[How to apply]

　Send an email by Sunday 28 July with the following subject header: "Registration for the procession by Marlon Griffith." Such email should include the following 6 contents;

1. Name   *If you are under 20 years old, please write your parent's name as well.

2. Zip code and postal address

3. Phone number, which can be reached on the current day.

4. Gender

5. Birthday, year and age (to take out insurance)

6. Occupation. If you are student, please write the name of your school and grade.

*We will use your contact detail, which is provided at the registration, only for this procession.

[Contact information]

　Artist Support team, Aichi Triennale Office.

　6F, Aichi Arts Center, 1-13-2 Higashi-sakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 461-8525

　TEL: 052-971-6127 / E-mail: artistsupport@aichitriennale.jp

　Organizers: Marlon Griffith, Aichi Triennale Organizing Committee

Marlon Griffith

Born 1976 in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), based in Nagoya (Japan).

Started out designing Mas (masquerade) costumes for the Carnival in his hometown, and now makes costumes for parades where anyone can join in. In 2004, during a residency at Bag Factory Artists' Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa, Griffith held workshops in traditional Mas costume and mask making and staged a Trinidad-style carnival with other artists and local residents. In 2008, at SPRING, a public performance event within the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, he presented 《Runaway Reaction》, on the subject of the Gwangju massacre and Trinidad's Canboulay riots. In addition to parade-type performances, he has also exhibited sculpture and installations. One of his best-known such works is 《Powder Box》, a photo series in which he stenciled the logos of fashion brands in baby powder onto a women's necks and chests. Since 2004 he has been artist-in-residence in Johannesburg, Mino (Gifu Prefecture), Kingston (Jamaica), Nassau (Bahamas), and Ghent (New York, USA), and has participated in exhibitions including CAPE09 (2009, Cape Town, South Africa) and "Cosmopolitan Stranger" (2012, Belgium) held in parallel with Manafesta 9.

Aichi Triennale Official website: http://aichitriennale.jp/english/artist/marlon_griffith.html