Main event for the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Slovenia and Japan
PREKO MEJA / 境界を越えて / BEYOND BOUNDARIES
Exhibition of contemporary visual artists from Slovenia and Japan
From 24.11.2017 to 6.12.2017
LJUBLJANA TOWN HALL
Artists:
KEN ASAHINA / KLEMEN BRUN / MAŠA GALA / MAKI KANEKO /BOJANA KRIŽANEC / SUURI MARUYAMA / TOMAŽ MILAČ / HARUMI SAEGUSA MIYATSUKA / KOICHI SUMI / JOŽE ŠUBIC / ETKO TUTTA / YOSHIE TONEGAWA
Kuratorica: Nina JEZA
SIDE EVENTS AT LJUBLJANA’S TOWN HALL / CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS, interviewer Nina Jeza / CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP WITH JAPANESE ARTISTS, held by Ken Asahina / KOTO CONCERT, Natsuko Kojima / CHADO – TRADITIONAL JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY, Chado Urasenke Tankokai Association Slovenia
The exhibition was the main event for the 25th anniversary of state-to-state cooperation between Japan and Slovenia in 2017, which presented 12 contemporary artists from Slovenia and Japan with a fresh production of paintings, installations and sculptures.
The honorary patron of the exhibition is the Mayor of the Municipality of Ljubljana, Mr. Zoran Janković.
Organizer: Japanese Embassy in Slovenia Co-organizers: Shonan Art Base, KUD Manifest, Maša Gala Visual artist, Municipality of Ljubljana Supporter: SUDOH Gallery
DIALOGUES
The exhibition taking place in Ljubljana’s Town Hall represents the main event for the twenty-fifth anniversary of state-to-state cooperation between Japan and Slovenia. The organizers and supporters of the intercultural exhibition and cooperation between Slovenia and Japan are artists Ken Asahina, Klemen Brun and Maša Gala. This exhibition also represents a long-term bridge and a continuation of a successful connection, as it will move to Japan the following year; hence, in 2018, the Slovenian artists will be the guests at the art residency in Tokio.
Visitors of the exhibition can visually follow the differences and similarities between the Japanese and Slovene art and culture. Where are our common points, where do we connect symbiotically, what are the dividing lines and what meanings do the artistic masterpieces of both cultures have. It is a dialogue between two nations, undoubtedly linked by a strong interest for culture, respect and learning about tradition; the artists are those who create a communicational link through a sensitive affinity.
Several side events will take place during the exhibition, as the authors would like to bring closer to the visitors the interesting features of the Japanese culture and expand them to the general public. Thusly, there will be several conversations and presentations featuring the artists, workshops for children, presentations of Japanese music and more.
Nina Jeza, curator
