Rega Ayundya Putri

During the talk event, Rega showed a visual map and some references for her new work, as well as her research experience at Tanushimaru town in Kurume city. She also described her 69 pieces of drawings, which illustrated humans evolving into creatures like kappa.

Rega made minor changes in her drawings on the electronics, and also arranged the installation of worksheets on which she asked the museum visitors to draw “future kappa.”

The artist projected an image representing a strange creature’s skull on a piece of tile. She then concentrated on her drawing overlapped on the projection.

After research, Rega moved on to developing her work. She started working on her drawings of creatures that look like both humans and animals on many pieces of collected electronics.

On this day, Rega went to the Yanagawa Ariake Sea Aquarium to learn about the extinct fish as well as to see many kinds of fish that live in the Ariake sea. Later she went to the public archive center of Yanagawa to learn about the folklores of Kappa in the area. She also had a chance to see an old residence nearby the rice store, which is not usually open to public except during the spring doll festival, Sagemonmeguri.

Visitors joined a guided tour in the studios where artists work during their residency. Rega talked about what she did so far in Fukuoka and her plans for the new artwork.

Museum volunteers invited Rega and other residency artists to a gallery tour of the Asian Pop exhibition and a welcome party where participants were divided into groups and enjoyed table talks.

Rega visited Tanushimaru in Kurume city where the folklore of Kappa is inherited. She joined the Kappa Tour to see several Kappa statues in town and heard about local history.

Museum director Sumi Takamasa kindly showed around his hospital-themed café and gallery.

On this day, Rega visited the Faculty of Art and Design, Kyushu Sangyo University, and also Kyushu Sangyo University Zokei Junior College. She learned about some available facilities and studios inside the university. In the afternoon, she saw the permanent collection exhibition at Fukuoka Art Museum. Later she visited EUREKA, a contemporary art gallery and the art space tetra where she met some of the local artists.

Rega introduced her previous works, including drawings themed on discarded waste impacting our lives and another installation work themed on the future revival of extinct species in new, different appearances. She talked about her plans to make an installation piece featuring people and objects in Fukuoka, inspired by the animation work Ghost in the Shell. Rega also called for donations of unused electric devices for her new artwork.

After the guidance meeting with FAAM curators and AIR program coordinators, Rega looked at other spaces and facilities in Artist Cafe Fukuoka.