“Rowing in the sky with TERU TERU BOZU” was planned as a signboard for the Shimada Dental Clinic on Omika City Road, and a collaborative work between Koichiro Azuma and sculptor andplayground equipment craftsman Hitoshi Ushijima.

This work has three functions: it is a sign, an artwork, and a playground equipment to experience. By paddling on the artwork, visitors can spin a globe jungle with the words “Shimada Dental Clinic” written on it.

Art Signs plans to create contemporary artworks that function as signs for local stores and install them in the community. Managing and operating public art is extremely challenging, but we thought that by giving them the function of signboards, we could continue to operate them as art with a manager.

Starting with the art sign installed at the Shimada Dental Clinic, we plan to continue to increase the number of art signs around Omika City Road, with the idea of leaving art in the community on a long-term and continuous basis.