{"id":9208,"date":"2025-09-28T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffp.jp\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:43:01","slug":"lecture6%ef%bc%9a%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%83%8a%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ba%e3%83%a0%e3%81%ae%e8%a6%b3%e7%82%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffp.jp\/en\/news-en\/lecture6%ef%bc%9a%e3%80%8c%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%82%b9%e3%83%86%e3%82%a3%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%83%8a%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ba%e3%83%a0%e3%81%ae%e8%a6%b3%e7%82%b9\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture 6: Fashion from the Perspective of Artistic Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1748320180643{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][wr_vc_titles text_align=”text-left” title_style=”headline-m” padding_top=”padding-top-30″ padding_bottom=”padding-bottom-30″][wr_vc_title title=”Lecture 6: Fashion from the Perspective of Artistic Journalism”][\/wr_vc_titles][vc_column_text]Lecture 6 was held, and we would like to introduce a part of the lecture and what the semifinalists learned\/new perspectives they noticed.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”no-padding-top” css=”.vc_custom_1758847393662{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 300px !important;}”][vc_column]
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Lecturer \/ Theme<\/h4>\n

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Lecturer: Mr. Hideaki Ogawa (Co-President, Ars Electronica Futurelab)<\/span><\/p>\n

Theme: Fashion from the Perspective of Artistic Journalism<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”no-padding-top” css=”.vc_custom_1758847401028{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 300px !important;}”][vc_column]

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Profile<\/h4>\n

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Hideaki Ogawa (JP\/AT) is a creative catalyst, artist, educator, curator and researcher in the field of art, technology, and society. He is currently a Co Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab as well as a Director of Ars Electronica Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

His special research focus is Art Thinking and he has conducted many innovation projects in Art and Science, Art and Industries and Art and Society. In addition to the artistic innovation research, he has realized international projects for festivals, export programs like Ars Electronica in the Knowledge Capital, School of the Future with Tokyo Midtown and the Ars Electronica Center in Linz.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is also a representative and artistic director of the media artist group h.o. He seeks witty new ideas in response to the current social context and creates artistic expressions that keep pace with the speed of technological advancement.<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”no-padding-top” css=”.vc_custom_1758847409445{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 300px !important;padding-bottom: 300px !important;}”][vc_column]

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Lecture Outline<\/h4>\n

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The lecture explored the idea of \u201cartistic journalism\u201d and how it can be applied to fashion.
\nMr. Ogawa drew on his work with Ars Electronica to share examples of how the fusion of art and technology can offer fresh perspectives to society. Through AI-generated films and installations that make climate change visible, he highlighted art\u2019s role not as a consumable product, but as a catalyst for raising questions and sparking dialogue.
\nHe further emphasized that while design often seeks solutions, art has the power to pose multifaceted questions that can shift culture and society. The talk underscored the importance of rethinking fashion as part of a broader cultural practice, and of casting creative questions toward the future.<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_padding_top=”no-padding-top” css=”.vc_custom_1758847481214{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column]

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Key Points Learned<\/h4>\n

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Some of the key points that were learned by the semi-finalists and last year’s winners who attended the course are listed below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201dIn today\u2019s world, overflowing with so much information that truth itself becomes blurred, I realized we cannot judge what is right based on information alone. That is why having one\u2019s own opinion is important, and I understood that art provides the trigger for that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe perspective of viewing fashion as \u201cart that generates questions\u201d felt very fresh. The concept of artistic journalism made me realize that design can go beyond itself and possess the power to encourage society and people to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough the lecture, I felt reassured that even though I create clothes, it is not only about delivering function and a finished form; it is equally valid to actively incorporate artistic perspectives that raise questions and challenge values. I want to aim for works that generate dialogue with those who wear and see them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat impressed me was the perspective of turning military technology into cultural technology. For example, Cordura was originally developed for military gear, but it later spread into apparel, and its durability makes it possible to create longer-lasting garments. I felt that this viewpoint could be applied to my own project.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many participants shared that one of the most memorable takeaways from Mr. Ogawa\u2019s lecture was the phrase, <\/span>\u201cDesigners create solutions, artists create questions,\u201d<\/span><\/i> as well as the idea that art holds the power to generate new perspectives and dialogue. <\/span>In an age overflowing with information, the lecture reaffirmed the importance of creators carrying critical thinking and pointing toward future directions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Participants also reflected on reinterpreting fashion not merely as clothing but as a medium for conveying social phenomena and stories, and were inspired by the notion of transforming military technologies into cultural value.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Overall, this session became an opportunity to reconsider the role of expression itself\u2014shaking people\u2019s awareness and opening up the potential of engaging in dialogue with society through creative practice.<\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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We will continue to provide an overview of each lecture and what the semifinalists learned from it.<\/p>\n

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