Rats in the City
- DLX Design Lab
- Nov 12
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 13
Living with our closest neighbors, the rats
2024 - ongoing
In collaboration with: Laboratory of Veterinary Ethology at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
“Rats in the City” takes visitors on a year-long journey of urban rat observation and exploration. Through three interactive installations paired with photographs by Hiroyoshi Hara, the project invites you to see rats from a fresh perspective—free from prejudice.
Perhaps rats are not the “filthy” pests we once assumed…
Grounded in science, this project envisions sustainable urban life for both humans and wildlife as a step toward building more ecologically inclusive and resilient cities.
Exhibitions
Komaba Open Campus: May 30–31, 2025
DLX Curiosity Event at Tokyo Node: Aug 7, 2025
Gwangju Design Biennale (Gwangju, Korea): Aug 30 – Nov 2, 2025
Kashiwa Open Campus: Oct 24–25, 2025
Matsudo International Science Art Festival (Chiba, Japan): Oct 24–26, 2025
