Made by artist Koro Ihara, Pooploop consists of animal poop sculptures coated with urishi lacquer, including a recreation of the ubiquitous poop emoji. The exhibit also includes nearly 200 types of soil, a collection of fossils and shells, various exhibits relating to toilets, different types of body waste, products made from excrement and objects related to fermentation.
Curator Shinichi Takemura tells dezeen Pooploop aims to promote a more circular attitude towards waste. “Essentially, there is no such thing as either waste or excrement,” Takemura said. “In the wildness of nature, dead bodies or animal droppings become resources for other life forms.”
Pooploop runs from 27 September 2024 to 16 February 2025.