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We presented the experimental exhibition “Walking – Memories Inscribed in the Body,” 1-30 Nov., 2007 at the Reference Room for the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture on campus.
Other than scholars, a variety of people, including residents of Yokohama City and Kanagawa Prefecture and students of our university, visited the exhibition. Communication with the visitors could be regarded as one of the study results.
Through this exhibition, we questioned whether we can detect traces of what in our bodies has been passed on for generations, in old illustrated materials that show “the way people used to walk.” In a new attempt, we had visitors tackle our question by actually walking along the projected images that showed various ways of walking. At the same time, we verified the results of this new attempt by having a third person assess the exhibition. By doing so, we reviewed and altered the exhibits based on the visitors’ approval and objection. This differs from one-way dissemination of information, such as through publications. The exhibition turned out to be a place for mutual verification.
The exhibition served as a forum for experiments and research on “walking.” The exhibition brought a new modern angle to methods of researching physical techniques and even nonwritten cultural materials themselves.
We recorded the experimental exhibition “Walking – Memories Inscribed in the Body” on DVD. Since an exhibition is a summarized collection of study results, it is essential to retain the records so that they may be verified later. We believe that the exhibition should be presented not only as a device for dissemination but also as a collection and demonstration of overall study results.
