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Toba Stories Art Project: Ama Divers and Craft
Toba Sea-Folk Museum
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A collaborative exhibition of artworks and written text by students and faculty of Joshibi University of Art and Design, ama diver/photographer Aiko Ohno, and fellow ama divers.
This is the third Toba Stories Art Project bringing people together based on the belief that the ‘touching’ of hearts leads to valuable new insights and provides a catalyst for unforeseen outcomes. Through the combined focus on ama divers and craft, it is hoped that viewers might gain fresh perspectives into ways of living. The exhibited artworks are inspired by fieldwork conducted in the summer of 2023, when Joshibi University faculty and students studying glass, ceramics, weaving, and art & culture spent 6 days in Toba city. They did ocean related studies and met with ama divers to listen to their stories and gain firsthand experience of their lifestyle. After returning to the Joshibi campus, in addition to making individual artworks, they engaged in groupwork to make tableware to be used for food cooked by ama divers. The tableware and food were then photographed in Toba by Aiko Ohno as an extension of her previous photo series of “Ama Diver Lunchboxes”. Texts by Joshibi’ s art and culture students and others are included in the exhibition to give additional insight into the creative process.
This is the third Toba Stories Art Project bringing people together based on the belief that the ‘touching’ of hearts leads to valuable new insights and provides a catalyst for unforeseen outcomes. Through the combined focus on ama divers and craft, it is hoped that viewers might gain fresh perspectives into ways of living. The exhibited artworks are inspired by fieldwork conducted in the summer of 2023, when Joshibi University faculty and students studying glass, ceramics, weaving, and art & culture spent 6 days in Toba city. They did ocean related studies and met with ama divers to listen to their stories and gain firsthand experience of their lifestyle. After returning to the Joshibi campus, in addition to making individual artworks, they engaged in groupwork to make tableware to be used for food cooked by ama divers. The tableware and food were then photographed in Toba by Aiko Ohno as an extension of her previous photo series of “Ama Diver Lunchboxes”. Texts by Joshibi’ s art and culture students and others are included in the exhibition to give additional insight into the creative process.
Schedule | Jan 6 (Sat) 2024-Mar 24 (Sun) 2024 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥800, University Students and Under ¥400 | ||
| Venue | Toba Sea-Folk Museum http://www.umihaku.com/english/index.html  | ||
| Location | 1731-68 Ogitsu, Uramura-cho, Toba-shi, Mie 517-0025 | ||
| Access | 20 minutes by taxi from Toba Station on the JR Sangu or Kintetsu line; From Toba Station on the JR Sangu or Kintetsu line, take the bus for 35 minutes and get off at Umi no hakabutsukan mae. The venue is 1 minute walk from there. | ||
| Phone | 0599-32-6006 | ||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
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