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Shishishikakyonkyonan
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Apsu Shusei, Ryusei Maeda, Radio ensembles Aiida, Atsuhiro Ito, Motohiko Kojima, Akiko Sakata, Hamadaraka, Masayoshi Hanawa, Matagot
Kyonan Town in Chiba Prefecture, located about an hour and a half from central Tokyo via the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line, is nestled in a mountainous area where the energy of nature is particularly strong. This remote village has become a destination for a variety of artists, including visual artists, leather artists, actors, musicians, sculptors, painters, and filmmakers, who are drawn to the area as if guided by some unseen force.
These artists have become increasingly interested in the problem of wildlife damage, which has been worsening in rural areas not only on the Boso Peninsula but throughout Japan. They have visited the sites where measures are being taken against this issue and have connected with elderly farmers who are directly affected. In doing so, they have been exploring ways to connect with this "other world," where conditions and values seem completely reversed compared to urban areas, using their creativity and the skill of "creation."
The works produced by these artists through this process were exhibited in May of this year at "Michi-no-Eki Hota Elementary School" in Kyonan Town, attracting attention and drawing many visitors from inside and outside the prefecture. This summer, this exhibition will be held for the first time in Tokyo, with an increased number of participating artists.
"Shishi" is an ancient word meaning a beast that lives in the mountains, and "Kyon" refers to a specific non-native species that is increasing in number on the Boso Peninsula. Recently labeled as "pests," many wild animals captured for culling are simply discarded.
In addition to the six artist groups who participated in the Kyonan exhibition—Atsuhiro Ito (artist / Optoron player), Motohiko Kojima (leather artist/musician), Akiko Sakata (artist/sculptor), Masayoshi Hanawa (painter/artist), Hamadaraka (El Arison + Em Arison / artists), and matagot (painter)—three new artists will join the Tokyo exhibition: Apsu Shusei (pattern artist/collector of ghost stories), Ryusei Maeda (painter/artist), and Radio Ensembles Aida (radio artist / performing installation artist). These nine groups of artists, each developing their unique practices across visual art, music, performing arts, crafts, fashion, and performance, will challenge themselves to create works using the antlers, skulls, bones, and hides of wild animals, each in their interpretation and expression.
Most of the exhibited works will be available for purchase. The exhibition aims to create a new cycle between the geographically and conceptually distant realms of "wildlife damage and creation" by distributing the proceeds from the sale of works between the farmers who provided the skulls and hides of the culled animals and the participating artists.
These artists have become increasingly interested in the problem of wildlife damage, which has been worsening in rural areas not only on the Boso Peninsula but throughout Japan. They have visited the sites where measures are being taken against this issue and have connected with elderly farmers who are directly affected. In doing so, they have been exploring ways to connect with this "other world," where conditions and values seem completely reversed compared to urban areas, using their creativity and the skill of "creation."
The works produced by these artists through this process were exhibited in May of this year at "Michi-no-Eki Hota Elementary School" in Kyonan Town, attracting attention and drawing many visitors from inside and outside the prefecture. This summer, this exhibition will be held for the first time in Tokyo, with an increased number of participating artists.
"Shishi" is an ancient word meaning a beast that lives in the mountains, and "Kyon" refers to a specific non-native species that is increasing in number on the Boso Peninsula. Recently labeled as "pests," many wild animals captured for culling are simply discarded.
In addition to the six artist groups who participated in the Kyonan exhibition—Atsuhiro Ito (artist / Optoron player), Motohiko Kojima (leather artist/musician), Akiko Sakata (artist/sculptor), Masayoshi Hanawa (painter/artist), Hamadaraka (El Arison + Em Arison / artists), and matagot (painter)—three new artists will join the Tokyo exhibition: Apsu Shusei (pattern artist/collector of ghost stories), Ryusei Maeda (painter/artist), and Radio Ensembles Aida (radio artist / performing installation artist). These nine groups of artists, each developing their unique practices across visual art, music, performing arts, crafts, fashion, and performance, will challenge themselves to create works using the antlers, skulls, bones, and hides of wild animals, each in their interpretation and expression.
Most of the exhibited works will be available for purchase. The exhibition aims to create a new cycle between the geographically and conceptually distant realms of "wildlife damage and creation" by distributing the proceeds from the sale of works between the farmers who provided the skulls and hides of the culled animals and the participating artists.
Schedule | Aug 23 (Fri) 2024-Sep 1 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Venue | Bonobo https://www.bonobo.jp/  | ||||
| Location | 2-23-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 | ||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from exit 2 at Kita-sando Station on the Fukutoshin line, 10 minute walk from exit A3 at Kokuritsu-kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo line, 13 minute walk from exit 5 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines. | ||||
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