Event | Daisy Balloon

IWATAYA MITSUKOSHI
"Heart Pound CHRISTMAS"

The extraordinary atmosphere of Christmas is represented as a cosmic landscape, as a world unknown to us. The installations and objet d'art displayed in the venue are made to resemble the birth, growth and harmony of the universe. They are also metaphors for those moments your heart fills with surprise or the feeling of discovering a new brand that comes with the Christmas season.

Size (Main building Entrance ”Wreath - Birth” | W8000×H5000×D2400mm (Photo 1,2), Main building 2F ”Candy Tree - Harmony 0” | W1600×H2000×D1600mm, Main building 3F ”Candy Tree - Birth” | W1200×H2000×D1200mm, New building Entrance ”Star - Growth” | W6400×H5000×D4800mm (Photo 3,4), New building 1F ”Candy Tree - Growth” | W900×H2000×D900mm, Mitsukoshi 1F ”Candy Tree - Harmony 1” | W1200×H2000×D900mm

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World Financial Center "TALK TO THE NEXT" in Beijing
"IRODORI"

Date | 8.16 (Thu.) - 8.30 (Thu.), 2018
Venue | World Financial Center
Address | No.1 East 3rd Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Official | http://www.bjwfc.com.cn/en/index.asp
The project supported Orbis Kids Sight Programs in Mainland China | http://campaigns.orbis.org/kidsfriends/en/index.html

Organaized | World Financial Center, Created | AllRightsReserved, Artwork | DAISY BALLOON, Sponsored | théATRE, China Internet Nationwide Financial Services inc., king&wood mallesons, KWM artcenter, TianAnLife, Partner Charity Organaizations | Orbis International, SHANGHAI UNITED FOUNDATION

We believe the Japanese word IRODORI not only refers to the balance of colors, but has a deeper meaning that symbolizes age old culture that has taken root and has survived from generations past.
In this installation, we imagined our diverse world of IRODORI and represented a powerful burst of life energy from the center outwards. In life, small particles of energy spread into the vast world which then intertwine with nature and the atmosphere, making way for connections to the next generation. This work is a visual representation of this magnificent process.
(IRODORI Size | W10×H12×D20m)

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ASAHIKAWA DESIGN WEEK 2018
"Hito to Mori"

In this work, we wanted to create a story about the relationship between “past and future” and “people and forest” that is present in Asahikawa. The story has three parts: The culture and customs of Asahikawa, the coexistence of people and the forest, and the metaphor that represents the birth of Asahikawa Furniture. Snow, forest, and people, which are the symbols of Asahikawa intermingle to create a cohesive shining mass. We hope you can feel the light that Asahikawa Furniture shines into the world.
Harmony | The snowmelt seeping into the land is a representation of the harmony created through the nature and people of Asahikawa (Photo 1).
Hito to Mori | The symbols of Asahikawa—snow, forest, people—each shine in their own way and come together to form a magnificent light (Photo 2).
(Harmony Size | 14m)

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Central Embassy in Thailand
"Forward" OPEN HOUSE × DAISY BALLOON

Forward | We wanted to express a powerful vector aimed toward the future, which was something we felt when we visited Thailand. We focused on the individual life force, which becomes the force that moves an enormous societal system. From a microscopic perspective, this abundant energy that flows all throughout society may seem like independent bodies moving aimlessly, but we believe they are life forms existing within the vast backdrop of Thai culture. We, daisy balloon, believe that people exist as people/individuals while at the same time representing society/the greater whole. Our work is a representation of this idea where humans take on life and go through initiations at each life stage: birth, growth, chance encounters, cooperation, and creation.

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AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST
in Meiji Jingu Gaien "Balloon Shell-FOREST"

Christmas event, AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST, will be held at Meiji Jingu Gaien from Friday, Dec.
22 - Sunday, Dec. 24. Daisy Balloon will decorate a 13-meter fir tree with balloon shell ornaments.

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AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST
in HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO "Balloon Shell-LAKE"

From Saturday, Dec. 9, balloon shells that symbolize 'lakes' will be on display at the main entrance/bar lounge of Hotel Anteroom Kyoto. From Tuesday, Dec. 12, there will be a display of balloon shells representing 'the sun' at Tokyo Aoyama Glocal Cafe. Both will be displayed until the 25th (Monday).
(Balloon Shell Size | W2200×H1100mm)

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GINZA SIX XMAS
"Mirror Bell Dress" DAISY BALLOON

GSIX XMAS: Mirror Bell Dress DAISY BALLOON will be on display at the entrance of GINZA SIX from 11/29 (Wednesday) to 12/25 (Monday).
The Christmas bell shape is made from mirrored ornaments that shine bright and reflect the people and scenery of Ginza.
Height: 4m, location: Chuo-Dori entrance (4-Chome)

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Dai Nagoya Building "Dreaming for Christmas"
by Asami Kiyakawa × DAISY BALLOON

We represent the imaginary dream world of a young girl, based on the theme of "Dreaming for Christmas." The brightness that bursts from the core (symbolizing light), and the transparent spiral that wraps it (symbolizing consciousness) are the layers that form the girl's dream.

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REBORN ART FESTIVAL 2017
"D・E・A・U" by
Takeshi Kobayashi × WOW × DAISY BALLOON

Reborn Art Festival is a comprehensive festival featuring art, music and food in which the central areas of Ishinomaki City, Ojika Peninsula and its neighboring areas come together in a whirlwind. Over a period of 51 days from July 22-September 10, the works of various artists will be displayed.
Daisy Balloon will be presenting "D・E・A・U" a work made in collaboration with music producer Takeshi Kobayashi and visual design studio WOW, who are based in Tokyo, Sendai and London.

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MATSUYA GINZA
“Roger Vivier × DAISY BALLOON”

Accessory Maison Roger Vivier of Paris held a one-week pop-up event, Jardin Vivier, at Matsuya Ginza from Wednesday, April 19. Daisy Balloon had two works on display. Coinciding with the event, the visual concept for Roger Vivier x Daisy Balloon (2 black and white works, 2 color works) was published in Numero TOKYO.

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DAIKANYAMA T-SITE
“Green Christmas”

Daikanyama Tsutaya Books (T-SITE) is celebrating their fifth anniversary with their largest Christmas light-up event ever. The world created by plant-hunter, Seijun Nishihata, is infused with balloon art by Daisy Balloon and the works of sculptor Kohei Nawa’s SANDWICH, to create a dreamlike scenery.
The snow-cell illustrates the relationship between plants and life. The white cells cling to the stems and foliage and also resemble snow fallen upon a forest. Walk through the forest and see the snow-cells come together, writhing about and growing like a huge living creature.

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ROPPONGI ART NIGHT
2016

Sculptor Kohei Nawa was the main program artist for Roppongi Art Night 2016, and his installations were displayed at three locations—Roppongi Hills Arena, the National Art Center, Tokyo and Tokyo Midtown. Daisy Balloon and plant hunter, Seijin Nishihata, who travels the world in search of rare plants species, collaborated to create a forest in representation of the dawn of culture.

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TOKYO CARAVAN
Roppongi Art Night 2016

Date | 10.21 (Fri) – 10.22 (Sat) . 2016
Time | 19:00 – 20:00 (10.21) / 16:00 – 17:00, 19:00 – 20:00 (10.22)
Venue | Roppongi Hills Arena
Address | 6-9-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Participating Artists | Tokyo ska paradise orchestra, Rie Miyazawa, Tsumura Reijiro, Tokyo Caravan Ensemble, Marihiko Hara, Hideki Noda / Otto Nascarella、Cridemar Aquino、Suellen Tavares Onixegum、Mestre Garrincha / TAKESHI SATO、Takahashigumi / Kanatsuryu Shishiodori、Madam Regine、Rachel D’Amour、Ushiko Matsuzaka、Jasmine、Daisy Balloon　http://tokyocaravan.jp/artists

A new cultural movement is brought to life in this concept devised by Hideki Noda in which a diverse group of artists come together to create new forms of expression through cultural exchange. This is the leading project of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics culture program. It all started with Tokyo Caravan in RIO held during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which then took form on the other side of the world, namely Miyagi and Fukushima, as Tokyo Caravan in TOKYO, which then fused with the performances from the local workshops to become Tokyo Caravan Prologue 2015 and further evolved into Tokyo Caravan 2016, which was unveiled at Roppongi Art Night.

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edenworks bedroom
"Astral"

Astral—Dreams in Shape is a collaboration between flower artist, Megumi Shinozaki, of edenworks bedroom and balloon artist, Daisy Balloon. It was displayed over three days from March 19-21, 2016 (Monday/holiday).

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TOKYO CARAVAN
Komazawa Olympic Park

The Tokyo Caravan public workshop was held for three days from Oct. 8-10 at the Komazawa Olympic Park special venue (nanshiki baseball ground). A total of 32 artists gathered in response to invitations from Hideki Noda (playwright, director and actor), Katsuhiko Hibino (contemporary artist) and Kohei Nawa (sculptor). Under the concept of culture is traffic, six workshops were held which explored the possibilities of Tokyo Caravan, which would officially kick off in summer 2016.
Daisy Balloon was in the fourth program, Vehicles Crossing Vehicles, in which vehicles pass each other to represent culture in the making. Vehicles would come and go to the music and video, and amongst the vehicles were balloon cars created by Daisy Balloon, appearing from stage right and left. Then, at the junction of the two cars crossing, out came people wearing balloon dresses. Like the transformation and adaptation that follows birth from a cocoon, culture is created through a repetition of crossings. This concept was key to the production.