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- Igokutamaru-Mataigoku
- Mikankaku
- Kinan Art Residence
- Sensing Mandarin Oranges Exhib.
- Orange Mandala Exhib.
- Commons Farm
- KAW Exhib. 2021
- Dialogues with Kinan Locals
- Director's Column
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The exhibition “Igoku Tamaru: lives without boundaries” will be held in Tanabe City and Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, from 20 September to 29 September!
Kinan Art Week will hold an exhibition from the "Igoku Tamaru: lives without boundaries" exhibition and related events at several locations in Tanabe City and Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, for 10 days from 20 September (Fri) to 29 Se
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Looking for Citrus Farmland in the Kinan Area!
Kinan Art Week is looking for citrus farmland in the Kinan area, Japan. The farmland will be used as a base for Satoshi Hirose's art project, "Commons Farm,'' where crops, mainly citrus fruits, will be cultivated. In reconsidering the harv
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Reflections on the workshop ‘Putting Up Door’.
A workshop to contemplate the other side of familiar landscapes' Myanmar artist Maung Day's work the 'Monument of Doubt', which was shown at our exhibition. An interesting work that recalls the other side of the story that a place has/remem
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Kinan Art Residence Vol.2
Following on Kinan Art Residence Vol.1 in 2023, Kinan Art Residence Vol.2 in 2024 will be held.This program invites artists from Japan and abroad to stay in the Kinan region and conduct research on various aspects of the region's culture an
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A Journey of Citrus Sapling Letter vol.5 from Satoshi Hirose
A Journey of Citrus Sapling began as part of Satoshi Hirose's art project "Commons Farm,” which started in October 2023.This art projectasks foster parents to grow citrus saplings until a potential farmland (abandoned farmland or idle farml
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Kinan Art Week 2023 ‘Mikankaku’ screening review
" The Japanese language has two verbs that describe contact: 'touch' and 'feel'. In Japanese, there are two verbs that describe contact: 'touch' and 'feel'.(…) 'Touch' is a one-way contact. Touch the wall. Touching an apple. It is usually u
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Photo Gallery – A Journey of Citrus Sapling 2024 Event –
This is an archive photo of A Journey of Citrus Sapling Event 2024 (transfer meeting) held in March 2024.As part of "Commons Farm"' a long-term art project by Satoshi Hirose, an artist based in Italy, we held a tangerine seedling transfer e
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Photo Gallery – Colorful Orange 2024 – Citrus Tasting Event to Enjoy a Diverse Range of Wakayama Citrus-
This is an archive photo of the colorful oranges (citrus tasting competition) held in March 2024. We held a ``Citrus Tasting Comparison'' at this time of the year when you can enjoy the most varieties of citrus fruits. Please take a look.Da
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A Journey of Citrus Sapling Letter vol.4 from Satoshi Hirose
A Journey of Citrus Sapling began as part of Satoshi Hirose's art projectCommons Farm,'' which started in October 2023.This art project asks foster parents to grow citrus saplings until a potential farmland (abandoned farmland or idle farml
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“Sensing Mandarin Oranges – an Entangled World”Reflections on Kinan Art Week 2023
Would you like to touch it? Key visual for 'Mikankaku' @colographicalBeyond "exhibitions" that are seen with the "eye", to art projects that are experienced through the senses of touch and taste.Reflections on Kinan Art Week 2023 'Mikankaku
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Workshop Report – “Try it once, Try it again” and “Walking, Knowing and Interacting” at Kinan Art Week 2023 by Satoshi Hirose.
We seem to see the same things, but we each see them differently. Individual memories and experiences can act in different ways and we may perceive the same event as something different. It suddenly feels as if people are lonely and unable
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Reflections on the workshop ‘Let’s make chai with Indian spices, Vietnamese herbs and Wakayama oranges!’
Instructor: Mari Rawanchaikul (4th year, Faculty of Literature, Osaka University)Since last summer, I inaugurated an art-business complex project to produce chai products combining Indian spices with tea leaves and ingredients from various