Discovering the Intangible

Expanded Kokkuri-san

Yukichi Kanehiro・Yuto Shinohara・Mizuki Takano・Yui Tsuchiya・Shinnosuke Yamashita

Kokkuri-san: Japanese occult table-turning.
Several people press down with their fingers a ten-yen coin on a Japanese syllabary table and call out, "Kokkuri-san, Kokkuri-san”. When the unintentional movements of their fingertips are synchronized, the ten-yen coin moves. In this way, we can sense the presence and receive the messages of the unseen.

In today's world, we can communicate with each other online even when separated by distance. However, there is something lacking in online communication, such as the presence of the other person. “Kokkuri-san” might be such a presence in itself.

Now is the time to play Kokkuri-san. However, we cannot play Kokkuri-san if we keep our social distance to avoid droplet infection. Therefore, we updated the way we perform Kokkuri-san to adapt to the present circumstances.