Constructed "Ruins": What Was and Was Not Excavated during the KeMCo Construction
Event Date
Event Venue
March 8, 2023
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Dates |
March 6 (Mon) - April 27 (Thu), 2023, 11:00-18:00 (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
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Venue | Keio Museum Commons (East Annex, Mita Campus) |
Eligibility | Open to all |
Fee | Free |
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Overview:
What are "ruins"? Generally, the term refers to places where traces of human activity from the historical past exist. Many of these traces are buried underground. Therefore, excavation is necessary to uncover the contents of these "ruins."
During the construction of the Keio Museum Commons (KeMCo), Keio University conducted an excavation of the traces remaining on this site. This was done to preserve the records and artifacts for the future before they were lost during construction. Through this excavation, we discovered various traces from the Jomon to the Edo periods and achieved many results.
On the other hand, we did not excavate all the traces remaining on this site. For example, traces of natural phenomena and traces from the modern period onward were not targeted. In fact, excavation is an act of selecting traces, and the "ruins" and the "history" told there are also constructed by that selection.
In this exhibition, along with the results obtained through selection, we also turn our attention to what was not selected. By temporarily stepping outside the constructed framework, we hope to provide an opportunity to re-examine the nature of "ruins" and "history."