1000 Real Life Project began with the wish that the life and death of human beings, their "dignity of life", be cherished, not violated and ignored. The project's aim is to provide an opportunity for consideration of the significance of "life" and "death" within the context provided by Tatsuo Miyajima's artwork Deathclock.

The project is also an experiment. The manner in which it is disseminated is new and adventurous, transcending traditional art markets.

Tatsuo Miyajima and the collaborating artists hope 1000 Real Life Project will afford participants a chance to rethink what is real art, what is real life, and to consider the possibility of "art as life design."

The project focuses in on the real "life" and "death" of 1,000 individuals in order to create a work of art, and it begins now.