Nobu Sasakubo Lecture-Performance The Art of the Documentarian / The Practice of the Chichibu Avant-Garde

We are delighted to welcome Chichibu-based musician Nobu Sasakubo back to art space tetra in Fukuoka after a three-year hiatus, as part of his Kyushu tour in the latter half of December!

Following his work collecting and researching music in the Andean rural regions, Mr. Sasakubo founded the art collective "Chichibu Avant-Garde" in Chichibu. He has since been engaged in multi-faceted activities, including research into local beliefs, folk songs, and history, while also confronting the environmental issues surrounding Mt. Buko.

Part I is a lecture-performance by Mr. Sasakubo, a musician and documentarian, on his artistic practices concerning Mt. Buko, interspersed with musical performances. Based on special lectures he gave this year at Tokyo University of the Arts and Tama Art University, he will share his insights along with documentary materials such as photographs, videos, and sound recordings.

Part II features a dialogue between Shunsuke Onaka, a poet and graphic designer, and Nobu Sasakubo. The talk will be moderated by Gohei Miyoshi, representative of Sansei-sha.

Schedule & Program
■ Part I (19:30–20:40)
[Lecture interspersed with Performance]

A lecture-performance by Nobu Sasakubo (Musician & Documentarian) on his artistic practices concerning Mt. Buko, featuring musical interludes.

■ Part II (20:50–21:30)
[Dialogue Talk]

A conversation between Shunsuke Onaka (Poet & Graphic Designer) and Nobu Sasakubo, moderated by Gohei Miyoshi (Representative of Sansei-sha).

Cast
Nobu Sasakubo (Musician / Documentarian)

Shunsuke Onaka (Poet / Graphic Designer)

Gohei Miyoshi (Sansei-sha)

Profiles
Lecturer / Performer
Nobu Sasakubo (Musician / Documentarian)

Studied classical guitar and performed contemporary and Andean music across South America and Europe. From 2004 to 2008, he conducted music research in Peruvian rural communities, learning traditional guitar music from legendary musicians. Upon returning to Japan, he confronted his own identity by establishing the "Chichibu Avant-Garde" to tackle folk research and the environmental themes of Mt. Buko. He has presented his music, video, and photographic works at art festivals both in Japan and abroad. He has given special lectures at institutions including Tokyo University of the Arts, Tama Art University, Waseda University, Rikkyo University, and Ritsumeikan University, and has world-premiered works by numerous contemporary composers. He has released 44 album works to date.

Dialogue Guest
Shunsuke Onaka (Poet / Graphic Designer)

Primarily handles printed materials related to the arts. Recent works include For a Placard (The National Museum of Art, Osaka) and TCAA 2024-2026 Award Exhibition "Wetlands" Tetsuya Umeda & Hajji Oh (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo). His work Hanako no Iru Fukei [A Landscape with Hanako] (edited by AHA!) won the Tokyo Governor's Prize at the 52nd Japanese Book Design and Binding Competition. His own collection of poems, CUL-DE-SAC, was a finalist for the 15th Nakahara Chūya Prize.

Moderator
Gohei Miyoshi (Sansei-sha)
Representative of Sansei-sha Co., Ltd. and a producer. Based in Fukuoka, he is primarily involved in planning, production, and writing for projects related to film and culture/arts. He is the organizer of the Asian film screening and exchange event "Asian Film Joint" and produces/appears on the LOVEFM radio show "OUR CULTURE, OUR VIEW," among others.

Planner
Terue Yamauchi (Artist)