MUR 004 + CHARLOTTE HAYWOOD / EDWARD HORNE + HUMUS
オーストラリア、ニューサウスウェールズ州北部のバンドジャルンカントリー出身の地域アーティスト、シャーロット・ヘイウッドとエドワード・ホーンによって実現した魅力的な試み、HUMUSを紹介します。彼らのプロジェクトは、インスタレーション、パブリックアート、実験的建築、没入型シアターデザイン、サイトスペシフィックスカルプチャー、コミュニティエンゲージメント、ビデオ、サウンド、テキスタイル、教育学など様々なメディアを軽々と横断し、学際芸術の領域を掘り下げています。石垣島では、バイオミミクリー、エコ美学、マルチナラティブ、互恵性の探求に深く根ざしたクリエイティブなコラボレーションを展開しています。マ・ウミ・レジデンシーでは、織物職人、大工、船大工、音楽家、その他の地元の職人たちと会話を交わし、洞察を深め、コラボレーションを行うために集まっています。彼らの芸術活動の中心は、多様な文化との交流と没入であり、文化的、政治的、生態学的な規範を批判的に検討しながら、その独自性を尊重することです。
The project delves deeply into the daily rhythms of Uminchu—Ishigaki’s fishermen—and their spiritual and material entanglement with the ocean. Central to the narrative is the life of Shokiji Taira, affectionately known as Otoosan, whose home stands as a living museum of island heritage. Brown captures this domestic space as a portal of memory and ritual, adorned with fishing instruments, offerings, shells, and coral—a testament to the enduring legacy of those who dwell with the sea.
The journey culminates with Yoshida-san’s sabani, the hand-carved wooden fishing boat that sails between past and present. Through the process of boatmaking and the ritual of riding the sabani, Brown illuminates the labor, intimacy, and resilience embedded in oceanic knowledge systems.
“Shifting Tides” is not only an exploration of island geographies, but a poetic archive of stories, gestures, and inheritances that ripple across generations. Through filmmaking as storytelling, Brown offers a meditation on what is at stake—and what might still be preserved—as tides continue to shift.
Nathaniel J. Brown is an Australian-born, U.S.-raised filmmaker and photographer whose work explores themes of place, belonging, and community. A Fulbright Scholar fluent in Chinese, he graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College. His films and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Nowness, Dazed, and CNN, and screened at festivals including DOC NYC, Hawaii International Film Festival, and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Brown's recent projects include City of Hands, a documentary on young artists in Jingdezhen, China; Mahålang, an award-winning short; and Big Fight in Little Chinatown, where he served as cinematographer. He is currently based between New York and Taipei .