The things we take for granted in the world today.
Whether they will continue to exist in the future depends on our actions.
The items on display in this exhibition are likely to disappear in the next 30 years.
The main reason? Climate Change.
If we continue to inflict damage on the environment at this rate,
we humans will eventually disappear as well.
” HELP ”
Let’s listen to the cries of the voiceless.
Let's start moving now,
Toward a better future for the planet.
We surely have the power to do so.
Greenpeace Japan will host “HELP: A EULOGY 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING in SHIGA” in Otsu, Shiga, a conceptual exhibition superimposing art and the climate crisis, from 10th to 11th August. The exhibition will feature several Japanese cultural phenomena which may be lost in 30 years partly due to climate change. A collaboration with a variety of artists and cultural figures, including plush toy artist Meriyasu Kataoka, Kiyoshi Miyasaka, the chief priest of Yatsurugi Shrine, and Yoshiharu Doi, a culinary expert, this exhibition allows you to ‘feel’ with your senses the climate crisis impacting Japan. We also plan to organize a talk event, with a theme of “Biwa Lake and Climate Change”, as a local topic in Shiga.
In addition, we are also running a project with high school newspaper clubs in Shiga Prefecture to learn and think about climate change together and turn it into newspaper articles. By capturing and communicating the issue of climate change from the perspective of young people, who are the future of the local community, we hope to provide more people with an opportunity to think about climate change in a familiar way.