ブレーカープロジェクトとは
What is Breaker Project ?
2003年より大阪市の文化事業としてスタートしたブレーカープロジェクトは、芸術と社会をつないでいくことを目的とし、表現者と鑑賞者双方にとって有効な創造活動の現場をまちの中に開拓していく地域密着型アートプロジェクトです。芸術表現活動を私たちの生活に取り戻すことで、芸術・文化の裾野の拡大を図ると同時に、市民一人ひとりが多様な価値観を獲得し、それぞれの想像力、創造力を育み、成熟した市民社会が形成されていくことをめざしています。
§ 現代における「芸術の役割」を再考する場として
既存の美術空間、既存のシステムにはおさまりきらない独自の表現手段を開拓するアーティストともに、地域に根ざした表現活動を探求するアートプロジェクトです。
§「芸術と社会の生きた関係」を再構成
単にアートをまちの中に実現させるためでなく、また地域の活性化のみを目的とする
ものでもない、双方にとって有効なプロジェクトを目指しています。
The Breaker Project is a community-based, socially engaged art initiative established in 2003 as part of a cultural policy program facilitated by the City of Osaka. Originally launched in the Shinsekai area of the Naniwa Ward, the project later expanded its activities into the Nishinari Ward.
Through collaborations with artists who pursue original forms of expression beyond established frameworks, we develop platforms for creative practice embedded in everyday life. By sharing artistic processes with local residents, we undertake experimental projects that are site-specific, research-based, participatory, and collaborative, creating opportunities for diverse encounters and connections within the community.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between art--particularly contemporary art--and people, fostering more active relationships between them. Through our activities, we also seek to reconsider the role of art in contemporary society.
The Breaker Project exists not only for the benefit of artists and the arts, but also for the communities in which it works. We believe that art, by offering new perspectives and diverse values, is essential not only to everyday life but also to broader social change.
Our long-term vision is to cultivate artistic practices rooted in specific places and communities, thereby expanding the presence of art within society. At the same time, we aim to nurture individual imagination and creativity, contributing to the co-creation of a mature and inclusive civil society.
