Wonderful news!!!
My dearest amazing friend + filmmaker Tom from Pretty Good Productions have created this awesome video of my thought process behind Tidepools installation at the Portland International Airport!!
Enjoy!
Tidepools // Sayuri Sasaki Hemann from PrettyGoodProductions on Vimeo.
Tom and his partner-in-crime Nuin (a.k.a my evil twin!) have recently launched their exciting project, Our Place On Earth. They will be researching and documenting community-based responses to climate change through producing a documentary film. Their dedication to their work is truly inspirational, and we need more of that in the world!
You can check out their website here to learn more, and their blog, and help spread the word!!!
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3.01.2014
Tidepools // We are all connected...
Last December, the jellies and I came back to the Portland International Airport to install my artwork, "Tidepools". This time, a much smaller scale than my previous installation. But this time, it is permanent, and located on Concourse D, where non-stop flights to and from Narita, Japan frequent.
"Waves in,
Waves out,
Witnessing the ever-changing currents that surround.
This piece is dedicated to all lives affected by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami."
Oh so much to say.
I shall let these images tell the rest, for now.
More behind the scenes posts will follow.
A huge shout-out to The Weaver House for all the gorgeous images!! Thank you my dears!
去年の暮れ，クラゲたちと私はまたもやポートランド国際空港に新しい作品、"Tidepools" を展示するために戻って来ました。今回は前回のインスタレーションよりも小規模。だけど今回は成田との直行便が行き来するコンコースDに永久に展示されます！
"果てしなく変わり続ける波の流れを
永遠と見続ける。
この作品は東北地方太平洋沖地震に影響を及ぼされた
すべての生命にささげる。"
伝えたい事や思いは山ほどあるけど今回は画像におまかせします。
裏話はまた今度。
この作品の写真を撮ってくれたThe Weaver House、素敵な写真を今回もどうもありがとう！
//THANK YOUs//
This project would not have been possible without the wonderful support and the encouragement of so many of you, in so many different levels and stages of the project. I really cannot thank you enough. Whether it be inviting my jellies to come back, or going to the hardware store with me after a long long day of work, or making me the most amazing breakfast on my last day of installation, or letting my anemones and barnacles invade your living room, to just simply being there, I truly appreciate everything that you are.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Port of Portland
Greta Blalock
Kert Wright
Teresa, Lida + Barney O'Donnell
Nuin-Tara Key + Tom Miller
Kyra Plume + Ryan Commandich
My dear family
~SAYURI's SUPERHEROES~
You are my love! You are my forever superheroes.
Kert Wright
Barney O'Donnell
Brian Rusch
Greta Blalock
Bonnie Croisant
Maintenance Crew @ Port of Portland
MENTORS + ADVISORS
Thank you to my dear mentors + advisors for your insights, encouragement, support and expertise.
Michele Anderson, Abi Hutchinson, Naomi Schliesman, Mike Meggers, John Borgen, Yukari Kaihori, William Barclift IV, Stephen O'Donnell, Shannon Richardson, Justin Oswald, Joe Thurston, Noah Keesecker, David Smith, Joe + Genie Patrick, Debra Beers, Nodoka Kawagoshi, Kylie Neal, Kimberly Long & Erica Damman.
IT'S A BARNACLE NIGHT
A big big shout-out to ALL my dear barnacle makers who gathered around and hand-stitched barnacles with me! You are a source of my energy and inspiration! Amazing!
~Team Iowa City~
Margaret Larson*, Mary Larson*, Ellen Van Laere*, Martha Monick, Mike Meggers, Jane Meggers, Eli Katz, Africa Andrea Espina Talamilla, Kimberly Long, Hannah Papineschi, Julian Fleck, Lucie Heck, Pamela Olson, Heather Atkinson, Elizabeth Munger, Noah Keesecker, Schuyler Rahe-Dingbaum, Amber O'Harrow, Mollie Goldstrom*, Jarrett Mitchell, Rebecca Raw*, Tom Oates, Eleanor Oates, Lynne Currie, Jeff Bell, Marion Stern + Rosalynn, Forrest Meggers, Georgette Stern*, Luzi, Maelin & Eila, Anton Jones and Brian.
~Team St. Johns, PDX~
Special thanks to Kert Wright, Babs Adamski and Dre Davey for making this happen!!
Shanon Schollian, Katie + Chris Knox, Ryan Comandich, Kyra Plume, Kirsten Comandich, Laurel Nakanishi, Emily Krafft, Teresa O'Donnell, Saori Willis, Lucy Park, Yoshimi Ito, Sakiko Setaka, Yuri Baxter-Neal, Barb Erlich, Jess Beck, Jessica Jones, Jessica Dennison, Marica Thompson, Amanda Vogelbaum, Jenny Rollins, Annie LoPresti, Jaime Carse, and Bekki Sims.
This is a project that really reminded me that we are all connected. Whether it be by the big big body of water, or by the amazing and beautiful souls and energy that are around us.
みんな繋がっているんだなと実感させられるプロジェクトでした。
THANK YOU ALL!
みんなどうもありがとう！
All images by the amazing The Weaver House.
For behind-the scenes process images, search for #tidepoolsflypdx and #itsabarnaclenight on instagram!
"Waves in,
Waves out,
Witnessing the ever-changing currents that surround.
This piece is dedicated to all lives affected by the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami."
Oh so much to say.
I shall let these images tell the rest, for now.
More behind the scenes posts will follow.
A huge shout-out to The Weaver House for all the gorgeous images!! Thank you my dears!
去年の暮れ，クラゲたちと私はまたもやポートランド国際空港に新しい作品、"Tidepools" を展示するために戻って来ました。今回は前回のインスタレーションよりも小規模。だけど今回は成田との直行便が行き来するコンコースDに永久に展示されます！
"果てしなく変わり続ける波の流れを
永遠と見続ける。
この作品は東北地方太平洋沖地震に影響を及ぼされた
すべての生命にささげる。"
伝えたい事や思いは山ほどあるけど今回は画像におまかせします。
裏話はまた今度。
この作品の写真を撮ってくれたThe Weaver House、素敵な写真を今回もどうもありがとう！
//THANK YOUs//
This project would not have been possible without the wonderful support and the encouragement of so many of you, in so many different levels and stages of the project. I really cannot thank you enough. Whether it be inviting my jellies to come back, or going to the hardware store with me after a long long day of work, or making me the most amazing breakfast on my last day of installation, or letting my anemones and barnacles invade your living room, to just simply being there, I truly appreciate everything that you are.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Port of Portland
Greta Blalock
Kert Wright
Teresa, Lida + Barney O'Donnell
Nuin-Tara Key + Tom Miller
Kyra Plume + Ryan Commandich
My dear family
~SAYURI's SUPERHEROES~
You are my love! You are my forever superheroes.
Kert Wright
Barney O'Donnell
Brian Rusch
Greta Blalock
Bonnie Croisant
Maintenance Crew @ Port of Portland
MENTORS + ADVISORS
Thank you to my dear mentors + advisors for your insights, encouragement, support and expertise.
Michele Anderson, Abi Hutchinson, Naomi Schliesman, Mike Meggers, John Borgen, Yukari Kaihori, William Barclift IV, Stephen O'Donnell, Shannon Richardson, Justin Oswald, Joe Thurston, Noah Keesecker, David Smith, Joe + Genie Patrick, Debra Beers, Nodoka Kawagoshi, Kylie Neal, Kimberly Long & Erica Damman.
IT'S A BARNACLE NIGHT
A big big shout-out to ALL my dear barnacle makers who gathered around and hand-stitched barnacles with me! You are a source of my energy and inspiration! Amazing!
~Team Iowa City~
Margaret Larson*, Mary Larson*, Ellen Van Laere*, Martha Monick, Mike Meggers, Jane Meggers, Eli Katz, Africa Andrea Espina Talamilla, Kimberly Long, Hannah Papineschi, Julian Fleck, Lucie Heck, Pamela Olson, Heather Atkinson, Elizabeth Munger, Noah Keesecker, Schuyler Rahe-Dingbaum, Amber O'Harrow, Mollie Goldstrom*, Jarrett Mitchell, Rebecca Raw*, Tom Oates, Eleanor Oates, Lynne Currie, Jeff Bell, Marion Stern + Rosalynn, Forrest Meggers, Georgette Stern*, Luzi, Maelin & Eila, Anton Jones and Brian.
~Team St. Johns, PDX~
Special thanks to Kert Wright, Babs Adamski and Dre Davey for making this happen!!
Shanon Schollian, Katie + Chris Knox, Ryan Comandich, Kyra Plume, Kirsten Comandich, Laurel Nakanishi, Emily Krafft, Teresa O'Donnell, Saori Willis, Lucy Park, Yoshimi Ito, Sakiko Setaka, Yuri Baxter-Neal, Barb Erlich, Jess Beck, Jessica Jones, Jessica Dennison, Marica Thompson, Amanda Vogelbaum, Jenny Rollins, Annie LoPresti, Jaime Carse, and Bekki Sims.
This is a project that really reminded me that we are all connected. Whether it be by the big big body of water, or by the amazing and beautiful souls and energy that are around us.
みんな繋がっているんだなと実感させられるプロジェクトでした。
THANK YOU ALL!
みんなどうもありがとう！
All images by the amazing The Weaver House.
For behind-the scenes process images, search for #tidepoolsflypdx and #itsabarnaclenight on instagram!
2.15.2013
A month ago today...
A month ago today was a big day for me.
I knew it was going to happen, we all knew that. But never thought it would actually happen. Somewhere in my mind there was a thought, that it would stay there indefinitely.
A month ago today, we took down the jellies. Team Sayuri, which consisted of my dear friend Kert, my Mom and I along with "artist wrangler" Greta started taking down the Underwater Flight installation at the Portland International Airport at 9:30am, January 15, 2013.
My mom came all the way from Japan to catch the last of the exhibit and to help me take down the show. As the "Director of Photograpy", she was also in charge of the "time-lapse pictures" that we set up. She had her cell-phone alarm set for every 15 minutes.
After starting to cut each individual fishing line that suspended the jellies, we quickly realized that we needed to take time lapse pictures at a smaller interval. Snap snap snap, the scissors went. And snap snap snap, the pictures were taken.
Of course, with my dear friend, Kert, (a.k.a Chief Technical Consultant) the take-down went very smoothly. My anticipated all-day take-down turned out to be a 3.5hour event. By 1pm, we were all packed, ready to load.
A month has passed, but it is all still vivid in my memory.
I finally finished editing the video. With lots of smiles.
I wanted to share this with you.
Documentation In Progress ~Underwater Flight~ from Sayuri's World on Vimeo.
+HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY+
I have to share a few highlights of the day. So many thoughts, so many emotions. But here are my picks:
1) A very nice interaction I had with the security personnel.
While waiting in line to go through security, waiting for my turn to go in the x-ray machine, Kert, who was in line in front of me, told the security officer that we are taking down the jellies today. His poker face immediately (but only for a flash of a second) sparkled, and told us all that "it was the best show he has ever seen at the airport." He also told us that amount of positive feedback that he had been getting from travellers was super; and that he is not just relaying information, but also speaking for himself as well! It seemed as if security personnel side of him and his human side was battling within him. When parting, he told me that he is honored to talk to the very artist that created it. What a sweet way to start off the day...
2) Who is the real boss?
Kert told me jokingly that I was being too bossy. (If you have ever had the privilege to know her, you would know that whatever she says, she means it in the most endearing and loving kind of way.) She also had a cute Mickey Mouse t-shirt that said, "You are not my boss" (how fitting!) After that, team Sayuri had a very LONG discussion (with smiles tucked inside) about who actually is the real boss around here, inside the fishtank. After a bit, we all agreed that my "Plan of Action List" was our boss. The Boss. The Ultimate Boss. From then on, every time we changed or veered away from the Plan of Action List, we had to cross out the original and revise it. Also, Kert made sure that we crossed off the things that we actually did.
3) The executive decision.
My other favourite moment of the day was when my mom started making executive decisions about the timing of the time-lapse pictures. She was taking charge, and in control. At the very end, the interval got to be every 3 minutes. I love organic changes like this.
There were so many other moments that were so special. Everytime I think about that day, my heart fills with some warmness.
In retrospect, I am not too sad about taking it down. I feel like it's just the beginning of all the adventures yet to come.
Finally, I would like to give my special and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported me one way or the other, just by meer existence, making me coffee, or just for being you. Without you, this whole thing would not have been possible.
Thank you. Some of you know who you are, but for others, here is the list. (the boss??)
CREDITS:
ARTIST WRANGLER/RED TAPE NAVIGATOR:
Greta Blalock
CHIEF TECHNICAL CONSULTANT/RIGHT HAND LADY/LIFETIME MENTOR:
Kert Wright
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/FABULOUS MOM:
Toshiko Sasaki
ARTIST, DREAMER, CREATOR:
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann
THE "REAL" BOSS:
Plan Of Action List
MUSIC:
"Film" by The Bad Plus
SPECIAL THANKS:
PORT OF PORTLAND
Greta Blalock
Kert Wright
Toshiko Sasaki
Hannah & Kelty, THE WEAVER HOUSE
Alex & Hannah Olavarria, QUIMBY.TV
Mom & Dad Hemann & the Hemann family
Brien my Love
Beth Preciso
Chika & Ayumi, Shannon Richardson, Linda Tesner, Kimberly Sun Long, Kyles & Adam, Nuin & Tom, Kyra, Emily & Kirsten, Mr. Whill, Michele, Nodoka, Teresa, Shoko & Brian White, Mike & Jane Meggers, Yoshikazu Yagita, Mai Ide, Narissa, Debbe Hamada, Rachel Austin, Kristy Kun, The Blueriders
Kind and resourcefull staff at Lowe's
Supportive community of St. Johns, Portland, OR
DEDICATED TO;
Hiro & Toshiko Sasaki
THANK YOU!
Oh, gosh, it feels so good to post this. Happy friday, everyone.
I knew it was going to happen, we all knew that. But never thought it would actually happen. Somewhere in my mind there was a thought, that it would stay there indefinitely.
A month ago today, we took down the jellies. Team Sayuri, which consisted of my dear friend Kert, my Mom and I along with "artist wrangler" Greta started taking down the Underwater Flight installation at the Portland International Airport at 9:30am, January 15, 2013.
My mom came all the way from Japan to catch the last of the exhibit and to help me take down the show. As the "Director of Photograpy", she was also in charge of the "time-lapse pictures" that we set up. She had her cell-phone alarm set for every 15 minutes.
After starting to cut each individual fishing line that suspended the jellies, we quickly realized that we needed to take time lapse pictures at a smaller interval. Snap snap snap, the scissors went. And snap snap snap, the pictures were taken.
Of course, with my dear friend, Kert, (a.k.a Chief Technical Consultant) the take-down went very smoothly. My anticipated all-day take-down turned out to be a 3.5hour event. By 1pm, we were all packed, ready to load.
A month has passed, but it is all still vivid in my memory.
I finally finished editing the video. With lots of smiles.
I wanted to share this with you.
Documentation In Progress ~Underwater Flight~ from Sayuri's World on Vimeo.
+HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY+
I have to share a few highlights of the day. So many thoughts, so many emotions. But here are my picks:
1) A very nice interaction I had with the security personnel.
While waiting in line to go through security, waiting for my turn to go in the x-ray machine, Kert, who was in line in front of me, told the security officer that we are taking down the jellies today. His poker face immediately (but only for a flash of a second) sparkled, and told us all that "it was the best show he has ever seen at the airport." He also told us that amount of positive feedback that he had been getting from travellers was super; and that he is not just relaying information, but also speaking for himself as well! It seemed as if security personnel side of him and his human side was battling within him. When parting, he told me that he is honored to talk to the very artist that created it. What a sweet way to start off the day...
2) Who is the real boss?
Kert told me jokingly that I was being too bossy. (If you have ever had the privilege to know her, you would know that whatever she says, she means it in the most endearing and loving kind of way.) She also had a cute Mickey Mouse t-shirt that said, "You are not my boss" (how fitting!) After that, team Sayuri had a very LONG discussion (with smiles tucked inside) about who actually is the real boss around here, inside the fishtank. After a bit, we all agreed that my "Plan of Action List" was our boss. The Boss. The Ultimate Boss. From then on, every time we changed or veered away from the Plan of Action List, we had to cross out the original and revise it. Also, Kert made sure that we crossed off the things that we actually did.
3) The executive decision.
My other favourite moment of the day was when my mom started making executive decisions about the timing of the time-lapse pictures. She was taking charge, and in control. At the very end, the interval got to be every 3 minutes. I love organic changes like this.
There were so many other moments that were so special. Everytime I think about that day, my heart fills with some warmness.
In retrospect, I am not too sad about taking it down. I feel like it's just the beginning of all the adventures yet to come.
Finally, I would like to give my special and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported me one way or the other, just by meer existence, making me coffee, or just for being you. Without you, this whole thing would not have been possible.
Thank you. Some of you know who you are, but for others, here is the list. (the boss??)
CREDITS:
ARTIST WRANGLER/RED TAPE NAVIGATOR:
Greta Blalock
CHIEF TECHNICAL CONSULTANT/RIGHT HAND LADY/LIFETIME MENTOR:
Kert Wright
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/FABULOUS MOM:
Toshiko Sasaki
ARTIST, DREAMER, CREATOR:
Sayuri Sasaki Hemann
THE "REAL" BOSS:
Plan Of Action List
MUSIC:
"Film" by The Bad Plus
SPECIAL THANKS:
PORT OF PORTLAND
Greta Blalock
Kert Wright
Toshiko Sasaki
Hannah & Kelty, THE WEAVER HOUSE
Alex & Hannah Olavarria, QUIMBY.TV
Mom & Dad Hemann & the Hemann family
Brien my Love
Beth Preciso
Chika & Ayumi, Shannon Richardson, Linda Tesner, Kimberly Sun Long, Kyles & Adam, Nuin & Tom, Kyra, Emily & Kirsten, Mr. Whill, Michele, Nodoka, Teresa, Shoko & Brian White, Mike & Jane Meggers, Yoshikazu Yagita, Mai Ide, Narissa, Debbe Hamada, Rachel Austin, Kristy Kun, The Blueriders
Kind and resourcefull staff at Lowe's
Supportive community of St. Johns, Portland, OR
DEDICATED TO;
Hiro & Toshiko Sasaki
THANK YOU!
Oh, gosh, it feels so good to post this. Happy friday, everyone.
6.09.2012
The set-up.
The installation of these jellies took us 3 days. I don't know the exact count of the jellies in the tank, maybe roughly 400. If anyone has some time to spare while waiting for your flight and wants to volunteer to count how many, please let me know!
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Thank you, Kelty and Hannah of The Weaver House for the images that captures the essence of it all!
6.07.2012
3 ... 2 ... 1 ... LIFT OFF!!!
Underwater Flight installation is finally up! Come and see the jellies at the airport!
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Photo Credit: The Weaver House
