This residency would not have been possible without an incredible support of Tsukiyo to Syonen, a small yet enthusiastic art … More
Author: Dominika
Research in Japan, Day 1 (Ashiya City, Hyogo): Why Ashiya?
Day 1, Ashiya (Hyogo Prefecture) A shuttle coach took me from the Kansai Airport (Osaka) to the location of my … More
The Alchemy of Matter: ‘Confluence’ by Takesada Matsutani & Aliska Lahusen (Manggha Museum, Kraków)
Eternity will be velocity or pause (Emily Dickinson) … More
Toshio Shibata ‘Bridge’ (Daiwa Foundation, London & Ibasho Gallery, Antwerp)
“During the shooting, I often imagine unrelated matters which are the impressions I receive from the subject; going away from … More
Takashi Kawashima, Absence and Ambience (Daiwa Foundation, London 4 – 27 October 2017)
“Maybe it is not the destructiveness of the volcano that pleases most, though everyone loves a conflagration, but its defiance … More
FEMALE FORCE FROM JAPAN, Ibasho Gallery (1 June — 3 September 2017, Antwerp)
Tucked away on a quiet residential street in the cultural district of Antwerp (Zuid) is Ibasho Gallery, an exhibition space … More
The Japanese House: Architecture and Life After 1945 (Barbican, London)
It might come as a surprise but the average life span of a building in Tokyo is thirty years. Decimated … More
BOOK, Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts. From Kishida Ryūsei to Miyazaki Hayao (2016) by Michael Lucken
In his book A Japanese Mirror (1984), Ian Buruma, a Dutch historian and author of numerous volumes on Japan describes … More
Ito Shun, Cosmic Birds & In a Landscape 2-20 May 2016 (Municipal Bank, Birmingham)
When several years ago two friends, Japanese kinetic sculptor Shun Ito and Birmingham based choreographer Miyata Kei, met in the UK’s second … More
Ryoichi Kurokawa, Unfold (FACT, Liverpool 2016)
The power of data with its immense diversity, unconceivable scale and sheer visual potency escapes definition, despite being encoded in … More
