The “365 – Charming Everyday Things” is a project for introducing 365 Japanese daily
items that are to be displayed and sold in Paris. The location was chosen after over 40 visits
of places in Paris. The chosen place is originally a metal factory which was built in the 19th
century. The old factory had a great character enhanced with the wooden pavements that
had been laid on the floor. On the other hands, this aged factory space had already a strong
atmosphere which raised further the question of fitting Japan’s daily items in Paris life. What
if we combine 365 items into the daily life of Paris like in a cafe corner or a marché? Places
reflecting the particular sense of Parisian life. Putting the items on floating plates creates
then an unusual landscape. Each item is set in a distance to the other one, on the round
plate. They seem vividly centripetal although still separated into a continuity like everyday’s
landscape. By making a one leg per plate as a column structure, linking and in tension,
the visibility of wooden floor payments is enhanced. In the basement floor were exhibited
the Daily Calendar with light only. On the second floor was a shop that gained a theatrical
configuration with the present central void and stairs. 365 continues to exhibit around Japan,
like in A-factory in Aomori, Tokyo Station, Pola Gallery Ginza, the 21st Century Museum of
Contemporary Art, Kanazawa are planning to produce a variety of different experiences in
each specific place the exhibition reached.
