We will host a hands-on accessory-making workshop at Ishikawa Ongakudō, just outside JR Kanazawa Station. Although the event is an official outreach program of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Child Health, anyone is welcome to join.
Workshop | “Fragments of Memory”
Salt salvaged from a sculpture destroyed in the Noto Peninsula earthquake is reborn as wearable art. Participants of all ages—children, adults, and seniors—are invited to encase a single grain of memory in resin and carry it close to the heart. Come and experience the moment when a precious memory connects quietly with your own.
Dates & Hours
Date : Sat 28 June (11:00–17:00), Sun 29 June (09:00–16:00)
Venue : Ishikawa Ongakudō 1F “Yasuragi Plaza” (1-min walk from JR Kanazawa Station East Exit)
Fee : ¥1,000 , no reservation required (15–30 min per piece)
Residents of the six northern Noto municipalities hit hardest by the earthquake (Nanao, Wajima, Suzu, Shika, Anamizu, Noto) are invited free of charge.
Host : Fragments of Memory Project Committee (Motoi Yamamoto, Chair)
Partners : Japan Society of Child Health, Kanazawa University Noto SDGs Meister Program
Grant : Arts Council Kanazawa, Cultural Activities for Noto Recovery.
What is the Fragments of Memory Project ?
After the Noto earthquake, a 3-metre salt tower created for the Oku-Noto Triennale collapsed into white rubble. Instead of discarding the salt, we invite people to transform each tiny crystal into a personal relic they can wear—a quiet gesture that keeps the memory of the disaster, and of those we have lost, alive and close.
By sealing salt, light, and time inside a translucent pendant, we ask:
How do we hold on to what must not be forgotten?
Join us and let your own memories resonate with these small, glimmering fragments.
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Condition of the original salt work after the earthquake
Oku-Noto Triennale
