Within the origin of the creation of objects in Japan is this concept of “celebration,” or worship, regarding people’s work in their daily lives. By “objects” we refer not only to personal belongings –the term can also be said to extend to contemporary craftwork and contemporary art. People live form day to day rooted to the local nature and culture, and continue to foster a life. This exhibition displays works based on the theme of “celebration” by twelve contemporary Japanese artists, who face their materials with sincerity, as well as videos and performance by four international artists who express through their art their “encounters” with Oita’s unknown inhabitants and natural features, their experience in Oita, and their impressions. By exhibiting these works in the same space, the exhibition will produce creative “encounters” with visitors to the gallery. The “12 Pillars of Celebration” are connected to the twelve divisions of the lunar year that express the cycle of all creation, the Eurasian yin and yang, and the movement of the universe and its celestial bodies. Please enjoy this festive space of life that emerges before one’s eyes through an emotionally resonating four-artist performance from overseas, in which the performers evoke the god of dance, Bacchus, and the god Dionysus.