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“KUMA experiment 2023-24” vol.4 introducing young creators: “Blinking Toruma” is an exhibition planned by Kanshi Okai/Ayuri Kawada/Ittetsu Tsuji/Miraku Tezuka/Yuka Hotta/Arata Matsumoto!
Six creator scholarship recipients from the 7th batch will participate from Saturday, January 13th to Sunday, January 28th at the Kuma Foundation Gallery (Roppongi), a venue for presentations by young creators supported by the Kuma Foundation. We will be holding a group exhibition to
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The Kuma Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation, has a vision of “a world where creativity resonates with each other,” and works to foster the next generation of creators, including the “Creator Scholarship.”
As the fourth installment of the series “KUMA experiment 2023-24” in which 36 active 7th generation creator scholarship students present their works and activities, the exhibition “Blinking Open Space” will be held at the Kuma Foundation Gallery (Roppongi). ) will be held from Saturday, January 13th to Sunday, January 28th, 2024.
Participating creators include Kanshi Okai, who explores animation that people can genuinely enjoy watching, Ayuri Kawada, who creates craft works with the theme of “drawing with metal,” and someone who combines wood, iron, and even heat and wind as materials. Kazutetsu Tsuji, who works on a wide range of works including installation, performance, and writing; Yuka Hotta, who considers her own body image from a new angle while interweaving print expression; while working as a front-end developer, she also works in media and media. Six members of Arata Matsumoto create art works. Young creators who create with an eye to the future in different fields will present their respective initiatives.
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Blinking Toruma
Exhibiting artists | Kanshi Okai / Ayuri Kawada / Kazutetsu Tsuji / Miraku Tezuka / Yuka Hotta / Arata Matsumoto
Meeting period: January 13th (Saturday) to January 28th (Sunday), 2024 *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Opening hours｜12:00 – 19:00
Event｜Workshop event “blink blank”
January 12th (Friday) 17:00 – 20:00 *Rain or shine
Price | Free admission
Meeting place | Kuma Foundation Gallery
THE MODULE roppongi 206, 7-21-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/4u3mdpTyS3o6dqB57
▶︎ Click here for details:
https://kuma-foundation.org/gallery/event/kuma-experiment23-24_04/ Statement
The time defined by society is being updated at an accelerating rate, and words float on the surface without being able to keep up with this speed, and various judgments are made depending on the surface. Although it cannot be seen specifically, it definitely exists, and sometimes it speeds up or slows down.
For example, the timeline on a smartphone in your hand is like water flowing quickly, and the possibility of it affecting other people’s memories is close to zero. Watching the movement of someone’s breathing right next to you reminds me of the feeling of a gradual passage of time, like when you go to a new place for the first time. This exhibition depicts the moments that exist in each individual’s psyche – an intuitive experience of the “blinking” unconsciousness. By tuning yourself to what’s in front of you, you may be able to evoke sensations you weren’t aware of.
Held on Friday, January 12th! Walk & talk event “blink blank” The workshop “blink blank” will be held as a reception event for this exhibition on January 12th, the day before the exhibition period. Let’s take a walk around the gallery and observe the streets, and talk about the changing sense of time and the perspectives each person has. Please come dressed warm and comfortable for walking.
▼Schedule
January 12th (Friday) 17:00 – 20:00 *Rain or shine
▼Time schedule
17:00 Start introduction
17:30-18:30 Walk
18:45 Talk session starts
20:00 Closed
▼Fees
Free, advance reservation required *Reception may be closed once capacity is reached.
▼How to participate
If you would like to participate, please register using the form below. Participation registration form: https://forms.gle/jRHmYGYbZPPDnpdv8 ▼Venue
Kuma Foundation Gallery
Profile
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Kanji Okai
I want to create things that people can genuinely see and enjoy.
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Ayuri Kawada
Currently enrolled in the Metal Modeling Laboratory, Graduate School of Art, Hiroshima City University. With the theme of “painting with metal,” he creates works using traditional techniques and materials. I believe in traditional crafts as a form of self-expression, like painting or singing. I want to depict the natural scenery that has stuck in my heart in a way that will stick in someone else’s heart as well.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayuri_kawada/
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Ayuri Kawada《Small box with red copper inlay “Water Surface”》2021 [Image 6
Ittetsu Tsuji
Currently enrolled in the Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts. Using materials that can be touched, such as iron and wood, but also time, gravity, heat, and wind, we combine materials while exploring the vivid sensations that they contain, and we also combine them with two-dimensional and imaginary objects. , creates works that are imbued with discrepancies and coincidences that cannot be imagined by ideals or predictions.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ittetstsuji/
X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/Ittetsu_Tsuji
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Kazutetsu Tsuji《Enohpomarg》 2022
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Mira Tezuka
Graduated from Musashino Art University. Currently a student at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Department of Intermediate Art. In 2021, the first collection of poems “Romantic Love Ideology” will be published by Shoshi Kankanbo. Creates works through installation, performance, and written expression.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taneofkaki/
X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/TANEofKAKI
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Miraku Tezuka《Role-playing ideal girlfriend》2023
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Yuka Hotta
I create works that give form to the presence of the body that lingers on the support or in one’s own memory after breaking out of the support, and create a new image of the body. In his recent works, he considers his own body image from new angles by interweaving external media such as scanners and print expressions.
Website: https://yukahotta.myportfolio.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuukasun/
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Yuuka Hotta《eeeyyyyee.》2022
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Arata Matsumoto
Born in Hyogo Prefecture. While working as a freelance front-end developer, he also creates media art works. He is planning to alleviate his fundamental fear of infinity by reconstructing it from the perspective of time and life and death.
Website: https://www.aualrxse.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aualrxse/
X (old Twitter): https://twitter.com/aualrxse
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Arata Matsumoto《time event-5 frames-》2023
Information
Title｜Blinking Touma
Exhibiting artists | Kanshi Okai / Ayuri Kawada / Kazutetsu Tsuji / Miraku Tezuka / Yuka Hotta / Arata Matsumoto
Meeting period: January 13, 2024 (Sat) – January 28, 2024 (Sun) Opening hours｜12:00 – 19:00
Event｜Workshop event “blink blank”
January 12th (Friday) 17:00 – 20:00 *Rain or shine
Price | Free admission
W e b｜https://kuma-foundation.org/gallery/event/kuma-experiment23-24_04/ Meeting place | Kuma Foundation Gallery
THE MODULE roppongi 206, 7-21-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/4u3mdpTyS3o6dqB57
Organized by | Kuma Foundation Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Visual image｜Jun Osato
Inquiries｜Kuma Foundation Secretariat
Mail: contact@kuma-foundation.org / Tel: 03-6721-7798 (Weekdays: 11:00 – 19:00)
Form: https://kuma-foundation.org/contact/
“KUMA experiment 2023-24” is a project series by Kuma Foundation 7th generation students (36 people)
Six projects including exhibitions and performances will be held at the Kuma Foundation Gallery for six months from October 2023. [Image 14
“KUMA experiment” is an exhibition series by creators selected for the “Creator Scholarship.” We aim to be an experimental place for presentations with the aim of connecting with society.
At “KUMA experiment 2023-24,” 6 teams consisting of 6 people out of a total of 36 scholarship students from the 7th period will make presentations. The group works in 19 different genres, and works from a wide range of fields, including art, music, performance, technology, and design, will be exhibited at the Kuma Foundation Gallery in Roppongi.
▶︎ Click here for details: https://kuma-foundation.org/news/9583/ About Kuma Foundation
Kuma Foundation Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
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This foundation was established in 2016 by Kojun Baba, founder of COLOPL Co., Ltd., with the aim of supporting and subsidizing the activities of young creators who will lead the next generation. Centering on the establishment of the “Creator Scholarship System” for student creators under the age of 25, we provide opportunities for input such as study sessions and networking sessions, as well as opportunities for presentations such as exhibitions of created works. In addition, we support creative activities from all aspects, including grants for graduates through the “Activity Support System”.
Web｜https://kuma-foundation.org/ Address｜〒106-0032 THE MODULE roppongi 203 7-21-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Mail｜contact@kuma-foundation.org
Kuma Foundation Gallery
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