- I heard the "Shibuya Art Festival" start from this year, or will become a kind of art event?

November 21 (Saturday) from 23 days over the (holiday), shopping center and schools around Shibuya Station, while local companies concerned parties to cooperate, is an event that launch fashion, art, performance, music and the like. A common concept, and students and young people, front-line artists, in collaboration with creator. I was now able to participate from the connection with Norio Iguchi Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University and comprehensive cultural policy department, which is also the Arts Festival of the proponent.

- Mr. Hibino is what kind of performance?

Marui in City Shibuya 1F Plaza, trying to do I the "MATCH FLAG PROJECT (match flag project)" have done together with the cooperation of the Japan Football Association from the previous. This project next year in an attempt to cheer the Japanese team to compete in the 2010 World Cup (W Cup) tournament in South Africa, on top of the people and a piece of white cloth Going town, the nations of the world to play against in the soccer match National It shall be the flag-making using a color. So far, the Netherlands started from Kumamoto, Uzbekistan, such as Tanegashima, because I have been doing in various areas, do it in Shibuya of distinctive location, I think that I think we can Shibuya seems to flag.

- Do you have any aspirations towards Shibuya Arts Festival?

Since this time also to join students and young people who are in Shibuya from the usual, I'm want to do, such as tension rises with everyone. Younger generation, something especially college students, I think it's identity that is allowed in the position of "irresponsible, but healthy is good," and do not ask dare sustainability. I think such they are, and I do I get a deep cooperation with the people of the region that are rooted much more in Shibuya. Well as "comfortably Come to play!". "And Tara fun Tsutaero to junior!" And (laughs).

- Such as "Echigo Tsumari Art Triennale", "Kirishima Art Forest," "21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa," "Yokohama FUNE Project", has in progress a variety of art projects throughout the country, but by linking the region and art, Do you believe that any new possibility is born?

I basic regional'm What 's "Festival". I think because the festival has been lost, and he has been an increasing number of art projects in the region. Most of the roles, sustainability. Not transient, such as events, but I can keep doing as annual event is I believe it is important. Whether it can continue because good even To little things. I also to the old days was doing a lot of events, was interesting to go to a variety of land. Guys of "Hibino and also do you Takuramo because I want to do something?" Comes out in various places within which to do so. It's lead a do of the person and the person eventually. When such connection has increased Gradually, it Yuku and became the form of art project rooted in the region.

- Do you have in "the day after tomorrow morning glory project" is also the kind of flow?

so. I it was great most. In 2003, but he began the closed schools of the small village of less than 70 people in the base creative activity in the mountains of Niigata, Come to and from people in the area, it is a translation at all not interested Nante Art. But in that story it "as much as possible or not is that we can do together with the people of the region?", Since referred to as "the breeding of farm work and flowers are doing on a daily basis", "Then it together to do it, "he said. So I tried planting a morning glory. Morning glory is take the seed and in autumn because an annual plant. Originally made to the fact that "Triennale" is is supposed to be held once in three years, "or trying to do again next year because the species was taken?", Karekore seventh year. It has continued every year. Species of morning glory told me what's called persistence of regional, I think the side is strong that. Although this project did not think that would broaden separately, so that this year do a nationwide 22 region. It a very natural flow.

- In which there is a region that has acquired a national reputation by Art Festival, it is meant to open the Arts Festival in the already-profile "Shibuya"?

For example, it gathered various creators in Harajuku of Central apartment, is not it was a time that was the culture originated. So, base of the vortex of such a culture, round and round begins to move where there is, I think that I get there in Shibuya. Recent world, since terribly flat feel. In other words, how to create a new culture, Shibuya it might be destined to experiment. Only railway industry and the retail industry is not to create a culture to make the city, work is residents who are in there. I turned 50 years old, I think but became a generation such that it can move things on their own, such people want to especially become the center. This time, I think it is Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida? Because that area is what is called downtown, I think the culture that created new also come out Edo-ish thing. But if Shibuya, not a different reason? In this town, because there is a soil to continue to try to be aggressive new.

- Currently, the large-scale development around Shibuya Station in progress, something that must be left to the "Shibuya of the city", is what is new required towards the further in the future?

It there are a variety of people I Tokyo, but would surely there are creators thousands alone, Shibuya-ku, they have very little opportunity to get to know with the exception of the work. It's good if there is a place to get together with them and nature. If there is a place called "Do not likely to have someone if you go over there in the cafe", in inverted "now does not come from being in a cafe?" "I say, if only a small one hour," the. It I would be the city unique? But now is able to meet with anyone immediately on the net, "meet without a major objective in the physical space", and do not's important is that. Human beings, I think that is no longer a physical move more and more in the future. That's why, I think that there is a need to provide a sense of value, such as want to move. If you think in fact that the railway and stations, first if you want to design the intersection of the line. Then, around the station area regional development, to would be the category of urban development, of course, ties between humans is produced in that. This is, huh basic of building the city. Shibuya's a town to launch experimentally, with a view of the 22 century past the 21 century, think of "what kind of act thing is the people to move?", About the function of the station, 's should slide into the new proposal Do or not.

- Toka that you are looking forward to the near future, is there Toka thing has been the target?

During this time and I went to Bhutan, including the Art Education for the Bhutanese, now to the fact that whether Let's various doing in the field. Bhutan is I think the concept is famous that GNH (Gross National Happiness). Not even look in the economic competition, trying to find a national mental well-being of. Let's do something together with such Bhutan! That. Next year also but I go to the local, it would be somehow fun project?