Wearable River

隅田川の水を浮き輪に注入し、それを身につけて東京の浅草界隈のまちを散策する。水と人との楽しい関係を喚起する浮き輪を用いて、現代都市における川と人との関係を再考する。水に浮くという浮き輪の本来の機能で遊ぶ光景が見られない隅田川で、「水」と「人」と「浮き輪」の関係を組み替えて新しい遊びをつくる。川の水を閉じ込めた浮き輪は、川の音や水温、におい、重みまでをも包み込み、持ち運び可能な自分の隅田川となる。

Water from the Sumida River is injected into floats that participants wear while strolling around the streets of Asakusa, Tokyo. By employing the means of a float, which evokes a fun connection between people and water, Wearable River aims to encourage participants to rethink the relationship between rivers and people in the contemporary urban environment. The project creates a new form of play by recombining the elements of water, people, and floats at the Sumida River, where people are never seen using floats. The floats filled with river water also encompass the sounds, temperature, smells, and weight of the Sumida, becoming a personal and portable version of the waterway.