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Salt Holds Precious Memories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When a salt installation destroyed by the Noto Peninsula earthquake is reborn as jewelry, a quiet memory can rest against the heart.
The Fragments of Memory Project<\/em> is a hands-on workshop where you seal one tiny grain of \u201cmemory salt\u201d in clear resin and take it home as an accessory. Please join us and feel the moment when a shared memory connects gently with your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impact of the Earthquake \u2013 Artwork from the Oku-Noto Triennale<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From Ruins to Remembrance<\/strong>
On 1 January 2024, the Noto earthquake toppled my permanent outdoor work Corridor of Memory<\/em>\u2014a three-ton tower of salt created for the Oku-Noto Triennale. Invited to Kanazawa University\u2019s \u201cNoto Satoyama Satoumi SDGs Meister Program,\u201d I discussed with students whether the work should be restored or left as a quake monument.
Out of that conversation the workshop was born: participants encase shards of fallen salt in resin and \u201cwear a memory.\u201d The first session, held in heavily damaged Suzu City in November 2024, marked a gentle but determined beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What We Do in the Workshop<\/strong>
Participants of any age place recovered salt crystals into a resin mold, finish them as earrings, pendants, or charms, and carry the memory home. To date we have held sessions in Suzu and Kanazawa, welcoming several hundred people\u2014evacuees in temporary housing, local children, and visitors from across Japan\u2014all creating quietly while reflecting on their own memories.
This project links participants, the local community, and visitors through a new, wearable form of remembrance, allowing a circle of empathy to spread softly outward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Workshop, 9 Nov 2024 \u2014 Oku-Noto International Art Festival venue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Second Workshop, 7 Dec 2024 \u2014 La Port Suzu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Third Workshop, 29-30 Mar 2025 \u2014 Kanazawa FORUS, Kanazawa (Oku-Noto Suzu Recovery Exhibition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The project is run by the Fragments of Memory Project Committee<\/strong> (Chair: Motoi Yamamoto).
Members are volunteers, mainly graduates of the 2024 Kanazawa-University \u201cNoto SDGs Meister\u201d Yamamoto Seminar.
For inquiries or collaboration proposals, please use our contact form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Related Links<\/strong>
Official Project Site<\/a>
Facebook<\/a>
Instagram<\/a>
Condition of the original salt work after the earthquake<\/a>
Oku-Noto Triennale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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