We live in a world of over-consumption. Many resources are at the edge of being exploited. Some ecosystems have already collapsed. When we look at the Charter of the United Nations, of the 17 goals of SDG‘s (Sustainable Development Goals) to be achieved by all UN member states, the forecast looks dusky.

It means we have to make any changes. Maybe the changes should be drastic and transformative? When the changes and reconstruction on our existing society occur, we cannot avoid conflict because of trade-offs between aspects of sustainability and difficulty, to balance the interests between stakeholders.

In many sectors it is said that the biggest obstacle of such change is not technical but rather a political matter. It means changes which should be possible are not realized because such change is not chosen by the majority of people or an authorized stakeholder.

Our host for the first series of exhibitions is at R-Startup Studio (RSS) – a startup incubation studio in the heart of Tokyo. The goal of RSS is to produce 2000 innovative projects with SDG’s in 7 years. They have over 50 companies working together for several projects – art, entertainment, marketing and more. Together we will dig the art scene from East to West in search of new and intriguing art.

 

Curated by Roy Hofer