33 years are a cycle of the alternation of generations. 66 years for 2 generations and 99 years for 3 generations. My daughter was born 33 years ago in 1992, just before the digital culture such as the Internet and smart phones flourished. I was born in 1960, 33 years before then, when plastic products, electrical products and cars started to popularize, and air pollution and marine pollution began concurrently.

World’s distributions changed significantly in the two generations and mass products and information changed our lifestyle. While science and technology have rapidly advanced and developed people’s life, impacts of waste from our life have caused huge environmental changes such as air pollution from exhaust gas, marine pollution from discharged water and catastrophic disasters from climate changes, which are also global issues.

“In 2058, 33 years from now when our children will play active roles, what will the local communities be like?” I focused on where waste will go after urban systems, products and energy, which have been created by now, are distributed and created works based on the theme. How are these handed down to the next generation, and what kind of circulation systems will they be returned to? I would like to explore various possibilities about such waste in the future.

In relation to this project, we will hold “Exchanges of Power” events where children exchange unused toys in several places in Chiba City. We will also create and exhibit “Pond of the Frogs” using plastic materials collected in previous activities. We would like to develop “Frogs in 33 Years” project to think about local communities and the global environment in 33 years with children.

[Types of citizen involvement] Workshop, Event management, Providing materials, Exhibition viewing