We held various events while two days of Tenjinyama Culture Festival. We set also “Open Studio” to show artist’s work space. For most artist’s work space is usually one part of private space, to see them is bit hard. So Tenjinyama Culture Festival can let artists meet many people, five artists Yuya Suzuki, Ally&Yi Ping(鬼混), Chikara Matsumoto, Tim Sinclair joined our open studio event. Here is Tim’s open studio.
Files from dictionary in Tenjinyama’s library.” It’s interesting to feel when the dictionary printed” He said. He has published a book “Re:reading Dictionary” before. That’s language Otaku as he called himself so.
Tim and Justine have been staying in Tenjin from August. Justine alone leaves here before Tim.
“Though this is not from Australia, this is Scottish. So we are going to Scotland.” We were gave short bread from her. Last week she has became a first model of our archive interview for residents. For 2 and half hours she was enthusiastically talking lots of memory of Sapporo, Tenjinyama and events she went. So she has been doing many posts on FB, we may feel lonesome from now.
An Exhibition ONIKONN by 鬼混 Guihun(Ally and Yi Ping)started. A bouquet was sent from friend whom they met during their journey. “Look these flowers. My favorite color!” Though they looked being tired after installing, they smiled to embrace bouquet finally.
Dancing video work which they had been taking through journey displaying at center of exhibition.
ONIKONN
10/1~10/14 10:00~17:00 (10/11 Tue close)
Tenjinyama Art Studio Exhibition space
Entrance fee: free
Closing party & Artist Talk. 10/14 19:30~ No reservation. Entrance fee: free. They say that they suppose to talk in Japanese somehow.
おかげさまで夏から空室の少ない天神山。Edwonも部屋をとれず、4日間は友人(スタッフ)宅やゲストハウスを点々としていました。彼が宿泊したゲストハウスTen to Tenの経営に携わる山崎さんはシェアハウスWAGAYAのオーナー。アテンド中のスタッフtaigaがWAGAYAで半年お世話になっていたこともあり、近況を色々お話ししましたが、夏にオープンしたばかりのTen to Tenも含め、WAGAYAでは部屋をアーティスティックに変えてくれる人を探しているとのこと。我こそはという方、ご連絡をお待ちしております。
Thank you for coming, customers. Tenjin’s rooms were almost full from Summer. Also Edwon was not able to get a room, then he went friend’s room and a guest house. At the guest house he met Yamazaki san who is owner of share house company WAGAYA and is also managing that guest house Ten to Ten. So staff taiga was living at WAGAYA before actually, we were talking recent our work. Then he said that “Include newest guest house Ten to Ten, WAGAYA is looking for artists who can arrange their rooms artistic. Do you know anybody can make it?” We hope somebody can help them. Call us anytime.
This is twice time in Tenjin for EDWON. Staff’s friend Jun came here to meet him again. By the way, how do you think this guy’s pose? That’s American way.
A game creator EDWON comes to Tenjin again. He stayed in Tenjin in last April as well.
Since last time he still keeps making progress in his virtual reality (VR) game. He said “In this game you can play with virtual pet. So it’s kind of Tamagocchi of VR”
Last time he used to film many Vlog (Video blog). But this time he looks he is quite into game creation. Reaction of other residents.
後半は写真シリーズを包含する映像ドキュメンタリーの抜粋を紹介。これはLunch Bee Houseという、3人のクリエイターから構成されるグループのプロジェクトですが、「私たちは”Punk band in film making”って呼んでいるの」とのこと。曰く「私たち3人ともドキュメンタリー映像なんて作ったことないんだけど、もういきなりオンステージしちゃっているから」というのがその由来だそうです。
Laura, who has been focusing on Ainu people for seven years, held an event.
She introduced her current progressing project “Ainu Nenoan Ainu”. The first half of her presentation was about portrait photography of the Ainu people. She will have a print exhibition of her work, and later she will work on a hand-made photobook. Her research on Ainu explored various documents, including Meiji period photography from Hokkaido public archives, ethnographic books including maps and drawings. and private family photo album. Her photobook will include her original photography, text sourced from interviews, and archive materials.
At the presentation we saw a little book which she called “Dummy book”. Fellow resident Justine asked “This is a sort of prototype, right?”. But she replied “Even not a prototype. Still egg of egg”.
The second half of her presentation featured excerpts from a collaborative documentary film by collective “Lunch Bee House” formed by three co-creators (Laura Liverani, Neo Sora, Valy Thorsteindottir). The content of the film tells the stories of some the same people in the portrait series, specifically in Nibutani. She informed that they call themselves “Punk band in film making”. “Because we’ve never done film making before, but we’re on stage to play.” she said.
Her friends came from everywhere in Hokkaido. Then they had relaxed afternoon tea as a small after party.