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  • Artist Introduction  Vol.11: Kenta Cobayashi

    Artist Introduction Vol.11: Kenta Cobayashi

    The Chemistry ofKenta Cobayashi×Pearl BuildingA kaleidoscope of color in a building that looks as it did in the past. This building is a reminder of the area in front of Shirahama Station that once flourished as a pearl market. A kaleidosco

  • Artist Introduction Vol.8: Afu (Afzal Shaafiu)

    Artist Introduction Vol.8: Afu (Afzal Shaafiu)

    アフザル・シャ―フュー・ハサン×田辺駅前商店街のケミストリー<熊野へ向かう玄関口で思う、豊潤な海の物語>-熊野古道への玄関口で思いを馳せるのは、扇ヶ浜や江川港の先に続く黒潮が運ぶ豊潤な海の物語-「インド洋の真珠」と謳われ、世界中から観光客を集めるモルディブですが、一方で与・野党間の政争が絶えず、近年では中・印代理戦争の様相を呈しています。アフは砂絵によるアニメーションによって、観光と並ぶ重要産業であるカツオ、マグロ漁の過酷な労働やクーデター、地球温暖化による海面上昇といった楽

  • Artist Introduction Vol.9 : Yuma Kishi

    Artist Introduction Vol.9 : Yuma Kishi

    The Chemistry of Yuma Kishi×Adventure WorldThinking of the Anthropocene, De-anthropocentrismTo think again about the Anthropocene, such as global warming and environmental pollution, and to think about the future, we need de-anthropocentris

  • Artist Introduction Vol.6: Ade Darmawan

    Artist Introduction Vol.6: Ade Darmawan

    The Chemistry of Ade Darmawan×Kawakyu MuseumSpread the Wings of Your Imagination and Look out Over the UniverseIn this unique place, created by an obsession that borders on insanity, you will encounter an endless universe where you can spre

  • Artist Introduction Vol.7 : Ai Hasegawa

    Artist Introduction Vol.7 : Ai Hasegawa

    The Chemistry ofAi Hasegawa ×Adventure WorldThinking of the Anthropocene, De-anthropocentrismTo think again about the Anthropocene, such as global warming and environmental pollution, and to think about the future, we need de-anthropocentri

  • Artist Introduction Vol.5:  Nobuhiro Shimura

    Artist Introduction Vol.5: Nobuhiro Shimura

    アーティスト紹介 Vol.5 志村信裕×真珠ビルのケミストリー<昔日の面影を宿すビルを彩る、万華鏡>-かつては真珠で栄えた白浜駅前の面影を、今に伝えるビル。遊技場、飲食店、土産物屋から成る元祖コンプレックスを彩る映像の万華鏡-志村信裕は、日用品などに映像を映し出す独自のインスタレーションによって、心の奥底に潜むノスタルジックな感情を呼び覚まします。また、早くから美術館のようなホワイト・キューブから脱し、屋外で数多くの作品を投影してきました。本作は色とりどりのボタンが、タイトル

  • Artist Introduction Vol.4:Ho Tzu Nyen

    Artist Introduction Vol.4:Ho Tzu Nyen

    The Chemistry of Ho Tzu Nyen×Kawakyu MuseumSpread the Wings of your Imagination and Look out over the Universe In this unique place, created by an obsession that borders on insanity, you will encounter an endless universe where you can spr

  • Artist Introduction Vol.3:Terue Yamauchi

    Artist Introduction Vol.3:Terue Yamauchi

    The Chemistry of Terue Yamauchi×Tanabe Station StreetStory of the Richness of the Sea at the Gateway to KumanoAt the gateway to the Kumano Kodo, we are reminded of the story of the bountiful sea carried by the Kuroshio Current that stretche

  • Artist Introduction Vol.2:Toshi Ichiyanagi

    Artist Introduction Vol.2:Toshi Ichiyanagi

    The Chemistry of Toshi Ichiyanagi ×Nanki-Shirahama AirportFree Your Mind and Go on a Journey of SoundThe traveller who leaves the port of sky open to the world, is worthy of questioning existing values and accepting chance.The "graphic nota

  • Dialogue Project #25 School Education in Kinan and the Future

    Dialogue Project #25 School Education in Kinan and the Future

    Kinan Art Week Dialogue Project #25<Guests>Vice Principal of Tonda Junior High School in ShirahamaChief Priest, Fudoji Temple, Nyorizan, Soto ZenMr. Takuhiro NishidaHe has a keen interest in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and i

  • [Column] Philosophy of Decomposition-On Fermentation and Food-

    [Column] Philosophy of Decomposition-On Fermentation and Food-

    Philosophy of Decomposition- On Fermentation and FoodKinan Art Week Executive Committee ChairmanYuto Yabumoto1. “Producing” and “Decomposing”-- “Improving ‘production’ capacity”In the present time, we live in a world where the focus is on t

  • Artist Introduction Vol.1:Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    Artist Introduction Vol.1:Apichatpong Weerasethakul

    The Chemistry of Apichatpong Weerasethakul×Kozanji Temple<A Profound “Other World” of Layered Prayer>From the Jomon to Prince Shotoku, Kobo-Daishi and the spirits of the mountains, the ancient temple where all kinds of prayers are acc