RCIC
Research Center for Industrial Culture

IAMAS Graduate Interviews VOL.33 : So Kanno + Akihiro Kato + Takemi Watanuki (“Kazokutchi” Project) x Shigeru Kobayashi (Professor at IAMAS)

“I want to turn creativity using serendipity into a weapon”

So Kanno + Akihiro Kato + Takemi Watanuki participated in the group exhibition MOT Annual 2023 “Synergy, The Interval Between Creation and Generation” by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo until the 3rd of March, 2024. Works were brought forth that investigate what sort of effect new technologies such as NFTs, robots, etc. are having on companies.
In the first part there is a focus on their first collaborative work “Kazokutchi”, and in the second part Shigeru Kobayashi listens to their stories about “Stray Robots Sentai Crangers” and the role of artists in society.