Qiu Zhijie
Ann Veronica Janssens
Christian Marclay
Michael Lin
Zon Ito
Tsuyoshi Ozawa
Shilpa Gupta
Satoshi Hirose
Shoko Azumano
Beppu Contemporary Art Festival "Mixed Bathing World"
October 6 - December 2, 2012
Around Beppu City, in Oita Pref.
Hot water pours from the earth and collects in hollows.
These pools belong to no one. People cherish them and take an active part in their protection and management.
Locals, travelers, men and women alike take off their clothes and relax in the warm water, sharing a moment of their lives unarmed, naked, and without regard to nationality or religion.
Within time, though, the water becomes too hot and no one can remain still.
Newcomers take the place of old, and each one goes their separate way. Inevitably, people will leave this site, and come back again - a gradual cycle is formed.