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etude no.39 instant noodle
instruction for making/listening to the noodles

Thank you for coming to my exhibition. I would like you to play the “etude no.39 instant noodle” by yourself, so here is the instruction for how to make/listen to the noodles.

1.prepare some water
please measure the water with the glass cup on the table.
about a half of the glass.

2.boil the water
please use the electric kettle set on the wall.
OPEN it and PUSH DOWN the start button.

3.LISTENING 1
please listen to the “etude no.1 electric kettle”

4.noodle
put as much noodle as you wish to eat.
please find one you like from the “noodle bank”.
you can break the noodles into half or 1/3, or 1/4 to put it in the cup.

5.seasoning
please add any seasoning you would like for the taste and the sound.

6. LISTENING 2
when hot water is ready, pour it all onto your noodles.
Please bring the cup, or anyhow, put your ears close to the noodles and LISTEN to the sound of “etude no.39 instant noodle”
note: please do it quick, otherwise the sound won’ t last too long. Also, the sound depends on the noodle you choose, so sometimes, it doesn't make much sound.

7.eating
bon a petit! enjoy your noodle!

On March 11th 2011, a huge earthquake had hit the east part of Japan with Tsunami, and the nuclear power plant blasted a few days later. I had been preparing my solo show in Tokyo, but I needed to fled to Kyoto for a while. There were moments that I was giving up my show. However, I was constantly getting emails from overseas asking my safetey, words of encouragement, and all of them had a phrase at the end saying "let me know if I can do something". This project was a response to their offering of help, and my concern on using the instant noodles, which is an emergency food under the devastated situation, as the material for an art works.

The response was way over my expectation.
209 instant noodles from 12 countries including Germany, Canada, Austria, Vietnam, UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Japan were donated. The visitor gave total donation of 70,000yen, which were then all given to FUKUSHIMA! O-FUROSHIKI Project.

"from the email I sent out"

Dear friends,

How are you doing?

As you know, Japan is facing a great difficulties.
I received many many emails concerning my safety and it was truly encouraging.
I would like to thank you for it, and ask continuous help as the things are not settled down yet.

and I am fine, but need some help!

I am preparing a show in Tokyo, starting from 9th of April.
It happened to be about "instant noodle".
The work features the sound of noodle. (it makes sound when you pour some water)

I have been planning to make noodles to the visitors during the exhibition,
but now I want to add another action to ask people to donate for the people in Tohoku to have a bowl of noodle.

If I can gather noodles from overseas,
the action/idea would link you to me to visitors to people in Tohoku.
by me making your noodle to the visitors, and them donating to the people in Tohoku.

Thanks for reading my petition/letter,
please reply to me if you agree to join me.

all the best from Tokyo.
(I am back in Tokyo to set up my exhibition.)

mamoru

The performance started at the supermarket near by the station where all the participants met on the instructed time. They were to observe the performer buying things for the performance. Following the shopping, there are cooking/sound performance, eating noodles/sharing, and planting/listening.

watch the video documentation (4:59)