Songs and Photographs Created with Thoughts for the Disaster-Stricken Areas

"kizunaworld.org" expands its circle of support by allowing donors to download works provided by participating artists.

Previously, the project released the collaborative animation "KIZUNA" by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Italian contemporary artist Valerio Berruti, as well as "modern interior" by world-renowned musician David Sylvian and Norwegian musician Jan Bang, garnering international acclaim.

The fourth installment includes three new songs: "dropping wings," a piece written by Austrian musician Christian Fennes with heartfelt love and respect for Japan; "quiet night in Fukushima," composed by Otomo Yoshihide, who spent his teenage years in Fukushima and is now active as a film composer, with thoughts of the region; and "Up Through The Tree," a collaborative track by sound artist Taylor Dupree, sound artist Stefan Werczillo, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Additionally, "decayed," a monochrome photograph of flowers by photographer Issei Tajima, known for his work in fashion magazines and commercials, will also be released.

Donations in US Dollars Now Accepted

Responding to requests from international supporters, "kizunaworld.org" has also begun accepting donations in US dollars, in addition to Japanese yen. Donations start at $10 per unit and are accepted only via PayPal.

The collected donations will be distributed to representative organizations under five themes deemed "five essential support areas" in the disaster-stricken regions: "Medical," "Children," "Food," "Housing," and "Energy."

Donations received from July 1st (Fri) to September 30th (Fri) will be equally distributed to five organizations: "Doctors Without Borders" (medical support, living and material support), "Save the Children" (living and material support, child support), "Disaster Area NGO Joint Center" (food support such as vegetables, shelter operations), "Voluntary Architects Network Shigeru Ban / Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami Support Project" (support through installation of simple partition systems for shelters), and "Institute for Energy Economics and Policy Kizunari/Nukumori Project" (support for disaster-stricken areas through solar, solar thermal, biomass, etc.).

Four months have passed since the earthquake. Of course, many people are still in need of support. We look forward to seeing future works from "kizunaworld.org," a form of support with a long-term perspective.