Of course, it is common knowledge that Japanese love cats. This has always been the case. Cats are believed to convey good luck – if they wave with their left paw they beckon people over, whereas the right paw invites wealth. Cats appear in advertisement, as sculptures, as logos, symbols, photographs, they are simply everywhere – except as animal in blood and flesh. During my … Continue reading The Animal Side of Japan
With pleasure I was introduced to Martine Rey, a French artist who did a six months residency in Villa Kujoyama, a place run by the Institut Francais du Japon. Martine and me had lots to talk, and slept little. She has been working with Kin Tsugi and Urushi for a very long time, was married to a Japanese and speaks the language. She even taught … Continue reading Villa Kujoyama
With my friend Kaori, we went to visit a Kin Tsugi workshop in a hotel, in the centre of Kyoto. The friendly master was generously giving answers to many questions that I had and showed her toolkit as well as some of her pieces in process. Without translation, none of this would have been possible – and without any previous knowledge of how this craft … Continue reading Finding Answers in Kyoto
I started my Kin Tsugi path some years ago. At that time, Kin Tsugi was not so known in the West, and not much information was available in a language that I could understand. Japan is the cradle of this art and my residency in Tokyo in 2018 promised to find an entrance to some secrets of this beautiful craft. With the help of my … Continue reading Finding a Master in Tokyo
During a month long residency, new insightswere gained – on Kin Tsugi, the art of Urushi and what Tokyo hands are capable of . My final talk of the month long residency in Japan is organized on November 6th 2018, at 19:00, in BioClub Tokyo, Shibuya and is announced here. If you want to read more about the ongoing explorations, please have a look at … Continue reading Ceramic Scar Tissue – Talk in Tokyo, November 2018
Residency in Japan – October 7th to November 7th 2018 Artist Talk at metaPhorest / Waseda University: Fri, Oct 12th, 18:30 Welcome at BioClub Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct 16th, 19:00 Research Visit at YCAM, Yamaguchi, Oct 22nd & 23rd Goodbye Residency Presentation at BioClub, Tuesday, Nov 6th, 19:00 Brussels on and off at aPass – throughout 2019. More info soon. Reset: Mar Menor – un paesaje … Continue reading Residency in Tokyo
The experiments done in Biofilia, Aalto University Finland, were the preparation for a more in depth and thorough research in the country where Kin Tsugi was invented. Continuation in October – invited for a residency in BioClub Tokyo!! Please see the entry about the residency also here: https://bioartsociety.fi/posts/christina-stadlbauer-to-commence-her-tokyo-residency Some images about the process of preparation in Aalto: And finally, a deep blu coloured bacteria … Continue reading Ceramic Scar Tissue – Japan
