Chiaki Mayumura is regarded as a revolutionary figure amongst idols for her unforgettable songwriting, talented singing and unique live performances such as “bus-jack live” and “drag-net live”. She embarked on her samurai worrier’s quest of art to Echigo-Tsumari. Find out what she discovered with her naïve and positive sense as she dove into the world of art?

Fram Kitagawa, General Director of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale acts as an editor-in-chief of the official web magazine, Art from the Land. The series of editor’s column explores and shares philosophy behind the festival and he talks about the agenda he set out for the web magazine.

You will experience many encounters when you visit the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale. Magnificent natural landscape, heart-warming local people, delicious meals and artworks unique to their sites. One person travelling the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field is a singer song writer, Yuta Orisaka, Heisei-born musician noted for his unique perspective of the world and alternative voice. He released an album called “Heisei” in 2018 followed by a new song “Asagao” in 2019 which was used for a soap opera on TV in September. What kind of landscape did he see in Echigo-Tsumari when returning after 10 years.