PAST FUTURAMA
We pick up the fading memories of the 20th century, transform them into a form that lives on today, and pass them on to the next generation.
Movies, clothes, art, books, music, advertising, design, everyday goods.
Past cultures preserve the lives, aesthetics, values, and technologies of the people who lived in those times.
However, things are lost, memories fade, and the culture that was once taken for granted gradually disappears from view.
I'm not looking at those things nostalgically, but rather re-examining them from the present perspective to consider what I can learn from the past and what I can pass on to the future.
PAST FUTURAMAThis is not just about preserving the past, but about using the past as a guide to think about the future.
About Takashi Amamiya
Takashi Amemiya. Originally from Suwa, Nagano Prefecture.
After graduating from Waseda University's School of Commerce, she moved to the United States and studied contemporary art in New York, and then majored in fashion design at London College of Fashion (LCF). After returning to Japan, she studied pattern making at Bunka Fashion College.
Currently, I continue my research into the history of fashion, world history, and Japanese history, using films as a starting point; my collection of vintage clothing and cultural materials; and my creation of clothing, ceramics, accessories, and drawings.
I have watched approximately 1,500 movies and collected approximately 500 pieces of vintage clothing.
ARCHIVE → RESEARCH → DECONSTRUCT → MAKE → REINTERPRET
Our activities are not separated by field.
Watching movies.
Collecting old clothes and documents.
Visiting exhibitions and places.
Reading books.
To examine the actual structure of the object.
And, to make it with your own hands.
First, gather the information, examine it, and decipher its structure.
From there, you extract what you need, add your own interpretation, and transform it into a new form.
This is a fundamental method common to both research and production.
About the production
I create clothing, ceramics, accessories, drawings, and more.
Although the materials and techniques may differ, I primarily create objects that relate to people's lives, such as those worn, used, or displayed.
I believe that a good product doesn't only have value at the moment it's completed, but its value remains even after it's used, has time passed on to the next person.
The origin of the name *Orion Radio*
One of the inspirations was the manga "Orion Radio no Yoru" by manga artist Daijiro Morohoshi.
What draws me to Morohoshi's work isn't just the unique worldview expressed in his paintings. I'm deeply influenced by his approach: he pors over literature, investigates the land and its traditions firsthand, and then transforms that extensive research into his artwork.
When I talk about movies, I don't just stop at having watched the film; I try to consult as many actual documents and materials as possible, and convey the background information that emerges from that.
The name *Orion Radio* was inspired by these works and the approach to their creation.
*Radio* does not necessarily mean only audio.
Just as radio DJs of the past selected music and introduced its background and the era in which it was created, this program uses film as a starting point to broaden the conversation to include clothing, history, music, design, and society.
A broadcasting station that selects, edits, and disseminates culture.
It carries multiple meanings.
And *Orion* now has another meaning as well.
Individually, stars are just points, but by connecting these points, we can form constellations.
What I'm dealing with is,
Movies, history, fashion, art, books, music, travel.
Even seemingly separate cultures can reveal a common thread or cultural picture by examining their backgrounds, identifying their connections, and drawing lines between them.
*Orion Radio* consistently employs an editorial approach that connects the dots of different cultures, interpreting an era or culture through those relationships.
Pass it to the next person.
Throughout my life, I have received knowledge, skills, and aesthetic sensibilities from many people, objects, works of art, and cultures.
*I hope that Orion Radio* and the things we create will serve as a small catalyst to connect to the next step.
I learned something I didn't know before.
Take what you already know and look at it in more depth.
I hope that this will inspire someone to discover another culture.