Wanakio is a trans-disciplinary project that deals with Okinawa’s contemporary reality and the topic of the transformation of local culture and urban environment triggered by globalization and the ubiquitious process of modernization.
Artists, art curators, architects, town planners, inhabitants and local authorities collaborate in order to revitalize Okinawa’s contemporary urban culture. The title “wanakio” results from reading the Japanese”Hiragana” syllabary of “O_ki_na_wa” vice versa and gives a hint to the wanakio strategy of redefinition of the existing qualities. Starting from a careful reading of the urban and social environment art and design projects are created in a direct interaction and communication process from within the urban reality.
The Wanakio Project is run by artists, art curators, architects, town planners, inhabitants and local authorities who cooperate trying to revitalize the urban culture in the prefecture.
The site informs on its activities from 2002 onwards.
