which was developed at the "in BEPPU" an arts festival held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Tetsuya Umeda, who is active in crossing various fields, such as music, art, and performing arts., has been presenting experience-based works such as “Age 0" and "Floor 0". In "0 Tai”, along with the development of experiential works, the film was also shown in a theater, creating a multilayered experiment. Set in places that are usually inaccessible or unrecognizable, the visitors experience the world as if they are connected to somewhere other than . This book evolves itself as one of the series of "0 Tai" work not just as a catalog or a collection of records. It has a palindrome structure opening from both sides in Japanese and English, designed in collaboration with Shunsuke Onaka (Calamari Inc.). In addition to Tetsuya Umeda's first essay and the script for his film work, this book features contributions from Sachiko Shoji (curator of the Fukuoka City Art Museum). The book also includes many photographs by photographer Yuko Amano. For people who have experienced the exhibition of "0 Tai" in Beppu, this book will give them a more multi-layered experience of the work. However, even if you have not visited the exhibition, this book will give you an opportunity to experience the depth of Umeda's work. ーー Tetsuya Umeda Umeda produces installations that are inspired by and incorporate existing elements found in the environment and circumstances surrounding the exhibition space including its architectural structure. In addition to exhibitions in museums and art institutions, he has produced numerous site-specific works based on the context of both urban spaces and natural environment. Performance works are presented in Japan and abroad, such as tours inviting the audience to unfamiliar places, stage works focusing on functions found in theaters and chorus projects without center point. He is also globally renowned as a leading artist in the field of sound art. Recently he has presented performance works such as “Composite: Variations / Circle” (Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2017, Brussels, Belgium), “INTERNSHIP” (Asia Cultural Center, Gwangju, South Korea, 2016 / TPAM 2018, KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theater, Yokohama, Japan), and has taken part in numerous international exhibitions including “Reborn-Art Festival 2019” (Miyagi, Japan) and “2018 Taiwan East Coast Land Arts Festival” (Taitung, Taiwan). His recent solo exhibitions are “On the origin of voices” (Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan, 2019-2020) and “See, Look at Observed what Watching is” (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, USA, 2016). 2019-2021 Saison Fellowship. http://siranami.com