Maiko Jinushi, an artist garnering attention both from Japan and overseas, will be screened for the first time in a cinema! “About the soft time and space inside my head” will be screened at K2 in Shimokitazawa from Friday, September 19th.

Maiko Jinushi, an artist garnering attention both domestically and internationally, will have her first feature screening in a cinema! “On the Soft Time and Space Inside Your Head” From Friday, September 19th at K2 in Shimokitazawa ​ Image
URL: MotionGallery Inc. Press Release: August 29, 2025 Maiko Jinushi, an artist garnering attention both from Japan and overseas, will have her first feature screening at a cinema! “About the Soft Time and Space Inside Your Head” starts on Friday, September 19th at K2 in Shimokitazawa. “Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025” Collaborative Event [K2 ART WEEK] MotionGallery, Inc.
(Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Takeshi Otaka), operator of one of Japan’s largest crowdfunding platforms, will be holding a screening of “K2 ART” at Shimokita Ekimae Cinema “K2,” operated by the planning and production organization Incline, from Friday, September 19th. We will be holding “Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025 WEEK.” This experimental film screening project was created as a joint project to commemorate the fourth annual “moon”-themed art event, “Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025,” which will be held throughout Shimokitazawa from Friday, September 19th.
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This year, we will be hosting the first cinema screening of artist Maiko Jinushi’s work, who has been attracting increasing attention both domestically and internationally for producing over 20 videos since 2010 and exhibiting them in museums and galleries. Under the title “On the Soft Time and Space Inside Your Head,” we will be screening all five of her works, including “Misheard” (2023), which was shown in her solo exhibition at the Mori Art Museum and garnered much attention. This will be an excellent opportunity to experience the unique world of Jinushi’s work, which she describes as a “new form of literary experience.” Comment from Maiko Jinushi I’m interested in how people, including myself, live. I have created works that attempt to give shape to fundamental yet elusive concepts such as “love,” “desire,” and “death,” as well as the various experiences we have in our daily lives, through dialogue with others and with myself. For the first time, I’m hosting a special screening at a cinema, and I’ve decided to screen five films made between 2016 and 2023 that are suitable for viewing at a leisurely pace and also serve as a self-introduction. Each work has a different style, but one thing I’ve been thinking about a lot, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, is the relationship between moving images and our bodies. For example, we regularly rotate our smartphones from portrait to landscape, spinning images around. This relationship between our body and image is different from the relationship we previously experienced when watching movies or television. Perhaps we are changing to perceive images more physically. Smartphones, cameras, and monitors have become like extended organs of our bodies, and, for better or worse, we absorb images through them in order to understand the world. Living in such an era, what exactly makes for realistic images? I’ve been thinking about these things while creating my works recently. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-0f7bd5173f0892196be5c27cd008483f-1575×2362.jpg Photo: marisa shimamoto Maiko Jinushi Profile A Tokyo-based artist, Jinushi’s practice has evolved from producing drawings and novels themed around personal stories to creating “new forms of literary experiences” that comprehensively combine video, installation, and performance. Her work has been exhibited at venues including the Mori Art Museum, the National Art Center, Tokyo, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Christchurch Art Gallery, and Center A. List of screening works
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-c396c84a22a36976ff447f33e11d394d-1920×1080.jpg Distant duet 2016/40 minutes This video work was inspired by the novel “The Savage Detectives” by Roberto Bolaño, a Chilean novelist whom the landowner greatly admires.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-241589e304ac415b773301373189feed-1920×1080.jpg Brain Symphony 2020 / 8 minutes This video work was created during a residency in Tottori Prefecture. It’s a visual poem that contemplates memory and records from various perspectives.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-1ae5277caf7233ed727ad3769059d74f-1920×1080.jpg Lip Wrap / Air Hug / Energy Exchange 2020 / 2 minutes An animation based on a poem that explores the possibilities of intimate acts that don’t require physical contact.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-0978653280e399665553e4831206f642-3840×2160.jpg Photon 2023/8 minutes This work features footage shot by the landowner’s friend, enlarged 100 times, along with commentary about what he was seeing at the time of filming. It’s a portrait that looks from the inside at a friend who has come to live with an illness.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-d3577d0d67ad0036b251addd196163c9-3840×2160.jpg empty ear 2023 / 30 minutes This is a documentary video of a work presented as an installation. Using images, sound, and space, the work tells the story of mysterious events that occurred after the memorial service marking the 33rd anniversary of the artist’s death. *Screening with Japanese and English subtitles “K2 ART WEEK” Program Director
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-2662d00f71a2d8da55057be08979160f-1936×2700.jpg Takashi Serizawa General Director of P3 Art and Environment. Art Project Producer. Environmental planner. In recent years, he has been working with artists to transform landscapes. His translations include Buckminster Fuller’s “Spaceship Earth Pilot’s Manual” and his books include “Beppu.” He is a fellow at MOTION GALLERY.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-5447cd08e53d8655fe72bc912b30d5fd-1280×853.jpg Kenshi Otaka MOTION Representative of GALLERY, Co-representative of Shimokita Ekimae Cinema “K2” After working on projects such as business strategy at Accenture (Strategy Group), he went on to study at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School. Feeling the need to build a better relationship between creativity and funding, he founded “MOTION GALLERY” in 2011. In 2022, he opened the mini-theater “K2” in Shimokitazawa. He is also involved in creation as a curator for the “Saitama International Art Festival 2020” and a film producer. What is “K2 ART WEEK”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-e3a7dfde51084842ac39267ed676904f-650×465.png While preserving its charm, particularly its diverse subcultures, Shimokitazawa is pursuing a new form of neighborhood led by its residents, creating a nostalgic yet futuristic atmosphere. K2 ART WEEK is an experimental film screening project born in collaboration with the concurrently held Shimokitazawa art event, “Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa.” “Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa” is a moon-themed art event taking place throughout the ambivalent Shimokitazawa. It will feature art exhibits throughout the city, collaborations with shops, NFT content, and special events. (For reference) Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025 ●Event Name:Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025 ●Date:Friday, September 19, 2024 – Sunday, October 5, 2024 *Times may vary by facility. *Outdoor events will proceed in light rain but will be canceled in heavy rain. ●Location Shimokita Railway Street and other locations ●Organization [Organizers] Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Shimokitazawa Merchants Association, Startbahn Co., Ltd. [Supported by] Setagaya Ward [Subsidized by] Tokyo Performing Arts Festival 2025 Regional Theater Festival Collaboration Project [Sponsors] THERATIS, SIGHTRON JAPAN Co., Ltd. [Supported by] Shimoblog
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-aa82079ab68c97736d21c09e000e2398-1080×1080.png ●Overview Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa 2025 is a new, participatory art festival themed around the moon, bringing together facilities and shops around Shimokitazawa Station. Centered around art exhibitions set in the streets of Shimokita, the festival will bring together approximately 100 events, including immersive theater, live music, exclusive menus, and special events, to liven up the entire town. ・Main art works *In no particular order Exhibition time 15:00-21:00
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/30743/103/30743-103-226ec133921802d4356657d50c65d187-1141×199.jpg ●Admission fee Free (some charges apply)
https://eplus.jp/sf/word/0000171883 Paid tickets are available for purchase, allowing you to enjoy this event even more, including access to the rooftop of Tohokuzawa Station. ●Press Release (Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.) ●Official website https://senrogai.com/ (Details on local player projects will be announced.) General inquiries: contact@motion-gallery.net
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