Executives of the world's largest open-air museum in Brazil, South America, visited Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture this summer, which was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Art and cultural activities that tend to be postponed compared to medical and food support during disasters. What they wanted to find in the disaster area on the other side of the earth.
Two executives came to Japan, including Henatta Vitencourt (50), executive director of the open-air museum “Inyochin”. Inyochin has artworks on a vast site of 140 hectares, one of the largest in the world. On display are works of 60 artists from 36 countries, including Japanese. Next year, Yayoi Kusama's work will be exhibited.
Inyochin is located in Bulmadinho, a town with a population of less than 40,000 in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The key industry is mining.
On January 25 this year, a dam for a nearby mine broke down, killing or missing about 300 people. There were many people involved in the museum and their families.
What role does art play in the disaster area?
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