| Project/Area Number |
23K00193
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
デカマス ガブリエル 九州大学, 言語文化研究院, 准教授 (90741710)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2028-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2027: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | Art History / Nuclear Technology / Nuclear Culture |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
I plan to visit the museums and/or institutions I selected in the US, Sweden, France and French Polynesia. There I hope to extend my nuclear archive and my knowledge of nuclear-related artworks. I also hope to meet more contacts along the way. I hope to share my findings through publications and/or a conference.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
With the grant, I primarily purchased books on the topic of nuclear technology. One of my plans was to travel to the US, specifically Arizona, to visit a curator who had organized an exhibition on the impact of uranium mining in the Southwest. However, the curator invited me to a conference on my research and book, so I used a regular research budget for that trip. Still, thanks to his invitation, I was able to visit some of the abandoned and semi-active uranium mines in the area, in the Navajo and Hopi Nations. There are approximately 500 abandoned mines in the Navajo Nation, some of which were started during the Manhattan Project, and many of them still require cleanup. Radioactivity lingers, affecting the lives and health of nearby residents.
This trip has significantly informed me about the issue, enabling me to write about it more accurately in my future work. Additionally, while touring the area with the curator, we decided to organize an art exhibition together. This is a new project that I am passionate about and want to complete. We've written proposals and identified prospective museums. I am also in the process of writing another grant proposal for this project to bring it to fruition.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
While I had initially planned to use this research budget to go to Arizona, I was invited to a conference there, so I used a regular research budget for that trip. The project is "delayed" in terms of budget spending, but my research for "Exhibiting the Atom" took an unexpected and productive turn. Instead of merely exploring how the atom is exhibited, I found myself organizing an exhibition myself.
In short, while I haven't utilized much of the current budget, I have been working on a very important project that will help bring more visibility to the "global hibakusha," or communities impacted by nuclear weapons from Japan, the Navajo Nation, Oceania, and elsewhere. This project is a direct result of my research for "Exhibiting the Atom".
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I still plan to do the other research trips to Sweden, French Polynesia and France. If my exhibition project works, I can use the budget to go back to Arizona where the exhibition will take place. Then, these trips will better inform my understanding on how the atom is exhibited in different settings, such as science and art museums. Overall, my project doesn't change.
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