Return to the Sea Project

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Seeking connections.

“Returning back to the sea again”

The undertaking of returning the salt used in the work to the sea involves receiving help from everyone with whom the purpose of the project resonates. The people who gather on the last day of the exhibition destroy the work, collect the salt, and return it to the sea. Though it may just be a mere moment in the long course of history, the intent here is to return the salt used as a part of the work to the natural cycle once more.
Thousands of people have participated in this project, which started in 2006, helping to return salt to seas around the world.The undertaking of returning the salt used in the work to the sea involves receiving help from everyone with whom the purpose of the project resonates. The people who gather on the last day of the exhibition destroy the work, collect the salt, and return it to the sea. Though it may just be a mere moment in the long course of history, the intent here is to return the salt used as a part of the work to the natural cycle once more.
Thousands of people have participated in this project, which started in 2006, helping to return salt to seas around the world.

“Please return this salt to the sea. It can be a nearby sea, an embankment you pass, or a beach you visit on a trip. The shape of the work disappears. However, this salt will spread throughout the sea and support the lives of various creatures. Perhaps it will find its way into our mouths once again. Of course, nothing would give me more pleasure than reuniting with this salt by way of using it in a new work.”

Introduction Video
This is an introduction video to the “Return to the Sea Project”.

Return to the Sea Project in Charleston (YouTube/English)
「Solo Exhibition:RETURN TO THE SEA」
production:Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art / 2012 / 1′ 43
Making & Return to the Sea Project (YouTube)
「グループ展:BIWAKOビエンナーレ2016」
Photography and production : 鈴木登志代 / 2016 / 1′ 40
Making & Return to the Sea Project (YouTube)
「Solo Exhibition:RETURN TO THE SEA」
production:Waber State Univ. / 2014/ 3′ 53
Making(viemo/English)
「Solo Exhibition:RETURN TO THE SEA」
production:Laband Art Gallery / 2012 / 2′ 00

Activities
Please click here to see the past activities of the “Return to the Sea Project” (in Japanese).