Organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) as one of the Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Special 13, “masayume” was produced and curated by 目［mé］. The gigantic face floating in the Tokyo sky was finally unveiled after being postponed for a year.
The contemporary art team 目 [mé] has been making a splash with their original and creative works at international art festivals and exhibitions. “masayume” is a project that invites faces from all over the world regardless of age, gender, or nationality—and floats a selected “face of an existing person” in the sky over Tokyo.
The project was conceived out of a dream KOJIN Haruka, the artist of the team, had when she was in junior high
school, and it evolved into a spectacle of a gigantic face floating in the familiar sky of Tokyo.
In order to realize the artist’s concept of “delivering the work as an independent experience for each person who encounters it,” the date, time, and location of this project were not announced in advance. Encountering the work by chance is one of the important elements that makes the work possible.
“masayume” aims to be a work of art that doesn’t require a crowd to gather in one place to view it, but can be experienced and shared in different places, times, and environments through various channels such as live
streaming, social media, and mass media.
The floating face was roughly the size of a six- or seven-story building. The face’s model and the method of
flotation are not disclosed, based on the artist’s intention.
Project Outline Date : July 16, 2021
Floating Location : Yoyogi Park, Tokyo
Description : A project to float a selected “face of an existing person” in the Tokyo sky.
Organized by : Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
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