Rocks are humans’ oldest medium, and at times, have also been used as a tool of resistance. Pockets quietly accept the everyday and the precious, carrying them across far distances with the body. The night before the festival commences, artist Toru Koyamada and art researcher Hiroshi Yoshioka engage in a conversation to carefully unpack this year’s festival key phrase: “Carrying a pebble in my pocket.” Please join us for this warm-up before the festival period begins.

Guest: Toru Koyamada (President and Chancellor, Kyoto City University of Arts), Hiroshi Yoshioka (Director, Institute for Philosophy and Science of Art Kyoto University of Arts)
Host: Kyoto Experiment Co-artistic directors