Setouchi Triennale 2025 Report: Megijima part two

All right, I think it's high time to resume my Setouchi Triennale 2025 reports. Sorry for the delay. As I mentioned, spring is always a busy season for me (read: busy at work, so I'm more tired than usual at night). Nevertheless, I'll try to finish all my reports from the spring session before the summer session begins.

Today, let's return to Megijima and explore one of the island's best attractions: The Little Shops on the Island.

The project began in 2019 in a former "beach house," which was a type of mini hotel, restaurant, and bar for beachgoers, on Megijima.

The idea is to transform the building into a small "shopping mall" / art gallery. I'm quite a fan of the result. Most of the installations are new this year, and they're quite enjoyable. However, I'm surprised that the "shop" aspect has been toned down a bit. In the past, almost all of the art projects in the building included a shopping aspect. You could buy trinkets or participate in workshops where you could build something to take home. This aspect is still present but less obvious. For example, there seem to be fewer workshops. There is a sort of souvenir shop, though.

But, instead of telling you what's not there, how about I tell you what is?

Starting with...