Keynote Lecture Details Announced for Future Ideations Camp Vol.9: Fiction ← Technology → Imagination

[Public Events] Future Ideations Camp Vol.9 Keynote Lecture: Asako Fujikura, “Nodal Practices for Cities and What Lies Beyond”

In conjunction with Future Ideations Camp Vol. 9: Fiction←Technology→Imagination, a keynote lecture by Asako Fujikura will be held. Fujikura is an artist who uses digital technology to examine cities and infrastructure, and conjure up imaginary spaces and connections that are otherwise not visible in reality.

Starting October 10, Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] and Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite Tokyo host Future Ideations Camp Vol. 9: Fiction←Technology→Imagination, an intensive workshop program about theater and technology at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro.

The camp, in this year, treats theater as a simulation device enabling us to temporarily share and test situations and relationships that do not yet exist by relying on the audience’s imagination. Participants in the camp explore ways to expand these possibilities through technology.

In conjunction with the camp, Asako Fujikura gives a public keynote lecture on October 11.

Fujikura’s work offers new perspectives and interpretations on real-world landscapes through the use of video, computer graphics, and installations. In her practice, technology is not merely a means of expression, but a medium enabling us to imagine what does not exist, and therein discover new meanings and relationships.

In the lecture, Fujikura discusses the background and thinking behind her practice, drawing on past works and research to explore how technology spurs the imagination and gives rise to fiction. The event is open to all.

My work has focused on observing cityscapes and infrastructure in order to explore how we can perceive and connect with the vast spatial expanse that extends out from and surrounds the immediate, local environment. What is it to treat the city not as a closed space, but one that extends outward to what lies beyond and far into the distance? What is it to create ways of making this invisible expanse perceivable while remaining where we are? I will discuss my artistic practice in these terms, reflecting on my past research and work, including moving image, computer graphics, and installation.

Asako Fujikura

Registration
Please register via the form below.
https://fic-vol9-keynote.peatix.com

Event Information
Date & Time
Sunday, October 11, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Open 6:45 pm)

Venue
Gallery 2

Capacity
35 participants (advance registration required; available on a first come, first served basis)

Admission
Free

Accessibility
Real-time captioning (UD Talk)
 *If you have other accessibility requests or special requirements, please contact us by September 25.

Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2026 Tokyo
Future Ideations Camp Vol.9 Team
event@autumnmeteorite.jp