Karcher's Wash-Den Project Brings Hachiko Footprint Cleaning Art to Shibuya Art Festival
Karcher Japan unveiled two cleaning art works for the 18th Shibuya Art Festival 2026, open to the public from November 4 to November 8.
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Why it matters
The works turn the act of washing public space into the artwork itself, and the Shibuya River wall gives BAKIBAKI a canvas that exists only until the dirt is gone.
Key Facts
- Karcher Japan produced two cleaning art works for the 18th Shibuya Art Festival 2026.
- The works are open to the public from November 4 to November 8, 2026.
- The Hachiko footprint art was made on November 1 along the route from the Hachiko statue to the MIYASHITA PARK statue.
- Artist BAKIBAKI created a large cleaning art on a wall along the Shibuya River on November 2 and 3.
- Karcher Japan's Wash-Den Project is a Japan-specific effort built on its reverse graffiti activities.
One is a Hachiko footprint art on the route from Hachiko Square to MIYASHITA PARK, made on November 1. The other is a large wall piece by artist BAKIBAKI along the Shibuya River, made on November 2 and 3.
The Wall Along the Shibuya River near Inaribashi Plaza is the site of a large reverse graffiti work by artist BAKIBAKI. The piece was drawn with a high-pressure washer over two days, November 2 and November 3, by removing dirt from the wall surface.
The Hachiko piece follows the route from the station statue to the MIYASHITA PARK statue, with footprints appearing one after another on the road as the path is cleaned. Karcher produced both through its Wash-Den Project, which treats washing as a way to draw art on dirty surfaces.
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