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Adam Roigart: For the Public — Sanpo

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Adam Roigart: For the Public — Sanpo

Ongoing
Type

Participatory-project

Venue

Nihonbashi/Bakurocho Area

Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.

1-15-15 Higashikanda, Chiyoda-ku

Date

10/17/2025 Fri. - 12/14 Sun.

11:30–18:00 (Fri until 19:00)
Closed on Mon and Tue
*Open Nov 3 (Nat’l hol.) and 24 (Subst. hol.).

Reference Image: FOR THE PUBLIC I-III, Gröndal, Stockholm, Sverige, 2024

Adam Roigart is a landscape architect, artist, and placemaker based in Denmark and Sweden. He is also a co-founder of BY RUM SKOLE, a studio specializing in the participation of children and young people in the making of their surroundings.

 

For the Public — Sanpo is the artist’s answer to this year’s theme of the Tokyo Biennale. It is an ongoing series of work that aims at activating corners of the city that might otherwise be forgotten or simply overlooked.

 

The project is a performance piece that engages the audience in a direct way, allowing them to explore city spaces and hack them through facilitated interventions. The project utilizes small built elements (one could refer to them as nano-architecture) that are assembled on site by the participants and then used in hosting temporary events on a predetermined site. After the event, the built elements are dismantled and brought back to the starting point (by the participants) such that the site is left in the same condition it was found. The lasting effect of the architecture is left as a memory rather than an artifact.

 

 

Special Cooperation: Etoile Kaito & Co., Inc.

* Adam Roigart is one of the participating artists in the international open-call project SOCIAL DIVE.

Artists

Map

2 min walk from JR Sobu Line Bakurocho Sta. (Ex. 4)
6 min walk from Toei Shinjuku Line Bakuroyokoyama Sta. (Ex. A1)

  • Please note this is not the Etoile Kaito Product Department Building.

Related event

  • Workshop
  • Sanpo

Adam Roigart | For the Public- SANPO: Exploring Forgotten Urban Spaces – Walking/Making/Hosting Together

Participatory events for a biennale artist Adam Roigart’s Sanpo Project. Roigart has long focused on overlooked corners of the city, exploring ways of intervening in these places through gatherings. In this project, participants will visit forgotten spaces scattered across Tokyo with him, assemble simple structures on site (such as tables or benches), and experience a form of temporary “hacking” and collective “hosting.” These walks into what could be called “non-places” aim to share the latent potential of each site and open it up to new relationships. At the same time, they naturally question themes that Adam has consistently been interested in: caring for places, access from the public, hands-on design experiences, and the joy of working together. Through this project, participants will engage with each site directly, while also sharing new experiences and stories with one another, creating connections between people and place.     Schedule Departure We set off toward a selected site carrying the structural parts, flags, tools, and light refreshments.  Arrival at the Site – Activating the Space – Assemble Assemble the simple structures together – Share beverage and  light snacks together. – Dismantle all structures and return the site to its original condition. Return to the Starting Point Return to the initial meeting point and bring back all items to the exhibition space.   Meeting Point 1F Workshop Space, Etoile Kaito Living Building (see Map section below)   Notes In case of rain, the event will be postponed as follows: ① Sat 10/11 -> Sun 10/12 ② Sun 10/19 -> Sun 10/26
Ended 10/11/2025 - 10.19 / Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.

Reference Image: FOR THE PUBLIC I-III, Gröndal, Stockholm, Sverige, 2024
Reference Image: FOR THE PUBLIC I-III, 2024, Gröndal, Stockholm, Sverige
Reference Image: FOR THE PUBLIC I-III, Gröndal, Stockholm, Sverige, 2024
Reference Image: Adam Roigart for Out of Office Architecture, CITIZEN CAFE, Greve, Denmark, 2019
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Adam Roigart

A landscape architect, artist, and placemaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden. Co-founder of BY RUM SKOLE, a studio specializing in creating environments that prioritize the participation of children and young people, and founder of Byhumle, the world’s first urban hop farm.

Nihonbashi/Bakurocho Area

Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.

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