In 2008, I transformed an old abandoned house into a Café named Washingtown (Washing-Town). This video shows a variety of tasks I performed, from 2013 to the present, during the demolition and renovation of the buildings of Washingtown.
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A day before demolition of Café Washingtown, after Kiyoharae, a purification ceremony, I began drawing on every component of the house including walls, floor surfaces, ceilings, and roof beams, while taking them to pieces. In doing so, I expressed a multitude of my emotions attached to the building.
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The Suntopia was once a prosperous department store in the centre of Mito City. I filmed the entire demolition process which took eight months to complete.
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