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Designing bricks may not be much different from sculpture.
Takano: But is that where you realized the appeal of bricks?
Takayama: I wanted to be a sculptor from the very beginning, so I think that designing bricks, which is what I am doing now, is not so different from sculpture. I realized at one point that brick piling is just like sculpture, and I began to enjoy it, and what was a trick turned into a real job.
Takano: I see. But it’s true, I’d like everyone to take a look at Mr. Takayama’s website, and when I look at his works, many of them have undulations and other design features that make them look like works of art. If you just look at the words, bricks may conjure up images of “The Three Little Pigs,” but I would say that they are artistic expressions.
Takayama：Thank you very much.
Celeina：It must have its origin in sculpture.
Takayama：. Yes. Also, the construction industry in which we work is still in a negative state, with the 3Ks of hard work, dirtiness, and danger. When we started our apprenticeship, the income was still good enough to dispel this. But now, more than 30 years later, the wages haven’t changed much, and the business is losing its appeal, so it’s hard to get young people to stay. So, when I thought about what kind of appeal I should convey with the bricks, I decided to convey an artistic sensibility rather than just piling them up. I thought it would be quite interesting if I could convey the appeal of bricks to the world, and that is the starting point of the various design projects I am doing now.
Takano: We will be posting a link to Mr. Takayama’s website from the program’s SNS, so if you are interested, please check it out. So, I would like to go to one song here. I asked Mr. Takayama to choose a song that he would like everyone to listen to together on the radio at this time. What song would it be?
Takayama：One of the reasons I went to “Fuji Rock” for the first time was because Eikichi Yazawa, one of my all-time favorites, was going to participate. So I chose this song to express my feelings at that time.
Takano: I see. Please introduce the song again.
Takayama: “Jikan yo Tomare” by Eikichi Yazawa.
