クリエイティブな街づくりを推進する、世界の港町による文化交流プロジェクト BUILDING AND SUSTAINING INTER-CITY RELATIONS THROUGH CULTURAL EXCHANGE AMONG PORT CITIES OF THE WORLD
COMMUNICATION UNDER TREES –
A WORLDWIDE OPEN CALL ON CRITICAL SUSTAINABILITY
How can artists formulate plans for a sustainable future?
How do we start now by planting seeds as ideas for tomorrow?
How is sustainability part of each one’s own creative practice?
The amount of daylight in Finland varies greatly according to the season. From the white nights of the arctic summer to the darkness of the polar nights, Finland is home to natural phenomena which do not occur in Japan. In his installation at Gallery Forum…
Due to growing awareness of the need to prevent marine pollution, there is now an international movement to reduce single-use plastic products such as straws. Living a more eco- friendly lifestyle is now a global trend. Zou-no-hana Terrace, too, is taking efforts to reduce plastic…
This project aims to taste the water from the river flowing through the city by cooking traditional local soup. Since 2011, this project has been conducted at different locations around the world. This time, a performance was held by providing soup to the audience made…
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ABOUT THE PROJECTThe Yokohama-Hamburg Conversation, initiated by Michael Kress (HyCP/Hamburg), and Zou-no-Hana Terrace in Yokohama, was an exchange involving over 30 Yokohama-based artists; including talks, workshops and a collective video performance. The exchange focused on the role of artists, artist-runspaces, and the tradition of autonomous…
A picture painted of things collected by local citizens that are thought to really represent Hamburg. The “Hamburger Illustrated Encyclo- pedia” is exhibited floating on the Elbe River. The artwork of Aki Inomata is a collection of anthropological miniatures. She shows how to arrange within…
KAN-BUTSU BASEL This was a performance conducted by overlapping the layers of culture in producing dried goods by traditional Japanese methods in Switzerland’s climate, similar to Japan. Processing more typically Swiss foods such as dairy products and meats, I entertained and served soup to visitors…
DIRECTORS NOTE–suddenly appeared in our life– Risa Sato: Spaceship ‘Kari-nui’In partnership with ZOU-NO-HANA Terrace, Japanese artist Risa Sato presented ‘Kari-nui’ at West Space in Melbourne in May-June 2013. The back gallery of West Space was used as a working studio space for Risa, and displayed…
Maritime Craft is a project/installation that explores the port landscapes of San Diego and Yokohama. The project documents a singular object and the world it sees. Floating on the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan and California, the object absorbs visual data with multiple…
Upon discussion with directors and curators of arts, city officers, government staff and others in Yokohama and Melbourne, “PORT JOURNEY Yokohama ⇄ Melbourne” formed a partnership with West Space, Melbourne’s leading artist-run organization in December 2011. In support of Melbourne-based curator, Zara Stanhope, we invited…
2012YOKOHAMA ⇄ MELBOURNEREFLECTION! – Prue CromeJul 16–Sep 2Zou-No-Hana Terrace, Yokohama, Japan YOKOHAMA ⇄ SAN DIEGOMARITIME CRAFT – Patrick Shields & Tim SchwartzNOV 28–2013 JAN 20Zou-No-Hana Terrace, Yokohama, Japan 2013MELBOURNE ⇄ YOKOHAMASPACESHIP KARI-NUI – Risa SatoMay 17–Jun 8West Space, Melbourne, Australia 2014HAMBURG ⇄ YOKOHAMAHAMBURGER ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA…