Christian Boltanski "Les Archives du Cœur"
"Les Archives du Cœur" compiles recordings of heartbeats from around the world for exhibition, listening, and the creation of an archive. This project is made up of three elements: an installation using recordings of heartbeats, a listening room where visitors are able to listen to archived recordings, and a recording room where their own heartbeats can be recorded.
Like fingerprints, heartbeats are unique to every individual. At "Les Archives du Cœur", visitors have the opportunity to listen to the heartbeats of a wide variety of people, including the living and the dead, people from far-off countries, and people they love.
The experience provided by this project encourages visitors to realize that no two people are the same, and to reflect on human individuality and the evanescence of memory.
Visitor Information
| Closed | Tuesdays (March 1 - November 30) Tuesdays to Thursdays (December 1 - last day of February) Open on national holidays but closed the next day. |
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| Hours |
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. / March 1 - September 30 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. / October 1 - last day of February |
| Admission | ¥500 (free for children 15 and under) |
| Location | 2801-1 karato, Teshima, Tonosho-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa 7614662 Japan Tel. +81-(0)879-68-3555 (Teshima Art Museum) Fax. +81-(0)879-68-2182 |
- Museum Rules
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- Do not videotape, photograph, or sketch on-site.
- Please take all of your garbage with you when leaving.
- Entrance while wearing bathing suits is not permitted.
- No parking is available on-site. Come by bicycle, on foot, or by public transportation.
- Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes for your visit.
