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LEZING: NAAKT EN CENSUUR IN JAPAN

3/3/2020

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GEANNULEERD:
Wegens de huidige situatie met het corona virus is deze lezingenreeks komen te vervallen.
Mocht ik in de toekomst weer een dergelijke lezingenreeks organiseren, dan kunt u hier de informatie vinden.

Onderdeel van Lezingenreeks over Japan i.s.m. KRUGERKAMER (Krugerplein 17, Amsterdam).

Klik hier voor meer informatie over de lezingenreeks (4 lezingen over Japan in Amsterdam)
Datum/Tijd: 7 april 19:30-21:30
Locatie: Krugerkamer, Krugerplein 17 te Amsterdam
Prijs: € 17,50
Aanmelden: U kunt zich aanmelden door een email te sturen naar philo.o@online.nl onder vermelding van uw naam, telefoonnummer en het aantal personen waarvoor u zich wil aanmelden.
Na ontvangst van uw aanmelding, ontvangt u een bevestiging en een factuur. Uw aanmelding is definitief na ontvangst van betaling.

Deze lezing door Japanoloog Philo Ouweleen bespreekt in vogelvlucht veranderende ideeën over naaktheid in Japan. We bekijken wetgeving en het thema naakt in de Japanse visuele cultuur: van Japanse houtblokprenten tot hedendaagse kunst.

Naaktheid was lange tijd in Japan iets vanzelfsprekends. Het naakt zijn stond vaak los van erotiek en in het teken van alledaagse handelingen zoals het samen baden met familie en vrienden. In 1854 opende Japan zijn deuren voor de rest van de wereld. Veel ideeën en technologieën uit het buitenland deden hun intrede. Zo veranderde ook de Japanse visie op naakt. Dit had grote invloed op beleidvorming.
Er werden strikte zedenwetten ingevoerd, die het tonen van schaamhaar en genitaliën strafbaar stelden. Tot op de dag van vandaag levert deze censuur voor Japanse kunstenaars lastige situaties op: vrijheid van expressie in kunst is in Japan niet wettelijk beschermd. Tegelijkertijd kent Japan een van de grootste seksindustrieën ter wereld.

Ontdek in deze lezing de veranderende ideeën in de Japanse maatschappij en kunst ten aanzien van naaktheid en seksualiteit. 

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Afbeelding: Japanse kunstenares Megumi Igarashi met haar vagina sculptuurtjes.
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EXHIBITION: STORIES FROM KAMEOKA

12/2/2019

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Solo exhibition: Stories from Kameoka
9 Jan. - 20 Feb. 2020 at VOX-POP, Amsterdam.
(Binnengasthuisstraat 9, Ground Floor. )

The exhibition is on show from 9 January until 20 February.
The exhibition is open on Monday to Thursday between 10.00 - 17.00.
Entrance is free.


I will show my artproject Stories from Kameoka.

OPENING

You are warmly invited to the opening, which takes place on Thursday 9 January from 19:30 - 21:00. During the festive opening snacks and drinks will be served, I will give a short talk about my project and there will be a little shop with prints and postcards.

ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

Accompanying the exhibition will be an activities program in collaboration with VOX-POP. During these activities the exhibition is also accessible to visit, and I will be present selling prints and postcards of my work.

More information will follow later online at my own website and the website of VOX-POP. But you can already mark your calenders if you are interested in the following events:

- KAMEJIN-EVENT: Monday 13 January 19:00-21:00
Screening of the film Kamejin (2018, Yumor Productions), preceded by short artist talk by Philo Ouweleen on the film and its connection to her artproject 'Stories from Kameoka.

Kamejin tells the story of Anna Namikawa who works at H-shopping street in Kameoka. The film shows the charm of Kameoka, but also the challenges Anna faces while living and working in this rural city.

Anna Namikawa is the protagonist in this film, another significant character is Go Naito. I have met, interviewed and painted both Anna and Go's portrait for my artproject 'Stories from Kameoka'. 

I am incredibly lucky that I was able to meet the directors of the movie and attended an intimate screening of the film. Watching the film and meeting those involved with the filmproject, I could clearly see the passion for and the charm of Kameoka. I am very grateful and proud to be able to bring this wonderful film to Amsterdam. Click here to view the trailer.

- PECHA KUCHA NIGHT: THEME JAPAN: Wednesday 22 January 19:30-21:30

A night filled with pecha kucha talks on Japan. Pecha Kucha is a presentation form originating in Japan, where speakers have 20 slides that are each shown for 20 seconds. This allows for dynamic, visually stimulating and quick (6:40 min in total) presentations.

More information will follow.

- OPEN MIC PECHA KUCHA: Thursday 13 February 19:30 - 21:30
An accessible night where anyone is welcome to talk about anything. Apply by contacting VOX-POP who will make a selection beforehand. This night is not directly related to the exhibition, but promises to be a lot of fun (and of course my exhibition will be accesible to visit and I will be present aswell).

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Image: Tranquillity, 2019, from the series 'Stories from Kameoka' (Kameoka Monogatari). 30 x 40 cm, gouache on Fabriano 200 gram cold press watercolour paper.  On display at the exhibition 'Stories from Kameoka'.
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Looking Back: GROUP EXPO 'CHANGING CITY'

11/11/2019

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Group Exhibition: 'CHANGING CITY' curated by See you at art, De Hallen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 9th 2019.

What a great exhibition! Many visitors came to this public event at De Hallen in Amsterdam. SeeYouAtArt organizes pop-up group exhibitions, where interaction with the public is encouraged and stimulated. This edition also featured a shop with affordable art, where I sold prints and postcards of my work.
🌻Thank you to all who stopped by to look, chat, support my work.

12 artists participated and showed work relating to the theme 'Changing City'. I displayed five works from my artproject 'Stories from Kameoka'.
The whole project will be on show next year at the exhibition 'STORIES FROM KAMEOKA' at VOX-POP, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 9 Jan-Feb 20th 2020. This exhibition will also feature an audio guide, book and special side program.

Below you can find some photos from the group exhibition Changing City on 9 November 2019.

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LEZING: Japans naakt en censuur

10/21/2019

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GEANNULEERD Deze lezing is komen te vervallen.

Datum/Tijd: Zondag 15 December, 14:00-16:00 uur
Locatie: Krugerkamer, Krugerplein 17 te Amsterdam
Prijs: € 17,50
Aanmelden: U kunt zich aanmelden door een email te sturen naar philo.o@online.nl onder vermelding van uw naam, telefoonnummer en het aantal personen waarvoor u zich wil aanmelden.
Na ontvangst van uw aanmelding, ontvangt u een bevestiging en een factuur. Uw aanmelding is pas definitief na ontvangst van betaling.


Deze lezing door Japanoloog Philo Ouweleen bespreekt in vogelvlucht veranderende ideeën over naaktheid in Japan. We bekijken wetgeving en het thema naakt in de Japanse visuele cultuur: van Japanse houtblokprenten tot hedendaagse kunst.

Naaktheid was lange tijd in Japan iets vanzelfsprekends. Het naakt zijn stond vaak los van erotiek en in het teken van alledaagse handelingen zoals het samen baden met familie en vrienden. In 1854 opende Japan zijn deuren voor de rest van de wereld. Veel ideeën en technologieën uit het buitenland deden hun intrede. Zo veranderde ook de Japanse visie op naakt. Dit had grote invloed op beleidvorming.
Er werden strikte zedenwetten ingevoerd, die het tonen van schaamhaar en genitaliën strafbaar stelden. Tot op de dag van vandaag levert deze censuur voor Japanse kunstenaars lastige situaties op: vrijheid van expressie in kunst is in Japan niet wettelijk beschermd. Tegelijkertijd kent Japan een van de grootste seksindustrieën ter wereld.

Ontdek in deze lezing de veranderende ideeën in de Japanse maatschappij en kunst ten aanzien van naaktheid en seksualiteit. 

Afbeelding: Japanse kunstenares Megumi Igarashi met haar vagina sculptuurtjes.

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LEZING: Studio Ghibli&hayao miyazaki's realistische fantasiewerelden

9/22/2019

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Datum/Tijd: Zondag 20 Oktober, 14:00-16:00 uur
Locatie: Krugerkamer, Krugerplein 17 te Amsterdam
Prijs: € 12,50 inclusief Japanse thee en snack.
Aanmelden: U kunt zich aanmelden door een email te sturen naar philo.o@online.nl onder vermelding van uw naam, telefoonnummer en het aantal personen waarvoor u zich wil aanmelden.
Na ontvangst van uw aanmelding, ontvangt u een bevestiging en een factuur. Uw aanmelding is pas definitief na ontvangst van betaling.

LEZING: Studio Ghibli & Hayao Miyazaki's Realistische Fantasiewerelden.

Ontdek in deze lezing de Japanse animatiefilms van filmregisseur Hayao Miyazaki, mede-oprichter van de wereldberoemde animatiestudio Ghibli. Aan de hand van één van zijn klassiekers – Princess Mononoke (1997) – duiken we in zijn oeuvre.

Japanse animatie is bezig in rap tempo de wereld te veroveren. Anime is inmiddels een gangbaar woord geworden en Japanse animatie is te zien over de hele wereld. Japanse jeugdcultuur is populair, waarbij anime nu één van de grootste en belangrijkste exportproducten van Japan vormt. Het is een enorme industrie: in Japan goed voor ten minste 40% van de filmindustrie; wereldwijd is ca. 60% van alle tv cartoons anime.

In korte tijd is één studio internationaal beroemd geworden: de Japanse animatiestudio Studio Ghibli. Ghibli heeft niet alleen op commercieel vlak succes, maar ook op artistiek niveau; de films vallen in de smaak bij een breed publiek en zijn overladen met prestigieuze prijzen. Wat maakt Studio Ghibli zo succesvol? En hoe komt het dat filmregisseur Hayao Miyazaki in korte tijd tot een superster is gegroeid?

Duik in deze lezing in de film ‘Princess Mononoke’ en ontdek hoe filmregisseur Hayao Miyazaki zijn realistische fantasiewerelden op het witte doek tovert.

Over de spreker en organisator van deze lezing:
Philo Ouweleen (1992, Amsterdam), Japanoloog, Beeldend Kunstenaar en Publiek Spreker. Mijn specialisatie is Japanse kunst en media. Ik schreef mijn scriptie over het werk van Hayao Miyazaki en raak niet uitgepraat over deze prachtige films. Zo schoof ik aan bij CAMERA JAPAN Festival, LAB 111, Melkweg Film , Japanse Winkel & Webshop Batsu en de podcast Geeky Dingen.


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exhibition impression: Living cities

5/23/2019

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The exhibition LIVING CITIES was on display at Treptow Ateliers in Berlin from May 17th till 19th. The exhibition presented artworks made by artists from a variety of countries who stay or stayed at Treptow Ateliers in Berlin and Artists' Retreat no-mu in the outskirts of Kyoto (Kameoka, Japan).  Photo's by Christoph Schieder.

My painting 'Vastness' from the series 'Stories from Kameoka' was on show, together with the other paintings from the series in the format of small postcard prints. For all paintings and more information about this art project, click here. 

For more photo's from the exhibition, click here. For more information click here.


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EXHIBITION: Living cities

4/28/2019

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Happy to share the news that my painting 'Vastness' from the series 'Stories from Kameoka' will be on show in Berlin! Scroll down to see the painting. To view all paintings in this series, click here.

The exhibition LIVING CITIES at TREPTOW ATELIERS also shows other artworks by participants of artist in residence at Artists' Retreat No-Mu in Kameoka. More information about the exhibition below.
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Vastness, 2019, from the series 'Stories from Kameoka' (Kameoka Monogatari). 30 x 40 cm, gouache on Fabriano 200 gram cold press watercolour paper.
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stories from kameoka-progress update

4/10/2019

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It's been nearly two months since I've returned from my artist in residence in Kameoka, Japan. Returning to my daily life in Amsterdam, time has passed by quickly. However, what I've experienced, seen and felt in Kameoka is not forgotten. I've been living in a different pace, taking more time and being more attentive. I started a photoproject that is an implementation ,result of and -exercise in- slowing down and looking closely. It is not about technique but about observation, which is why my choice of material is very simple: a single-use camera.

Back to 'Stories from Kameoka'. Three landscapes have been added to the series. Beside a visual component, each landscape is connected to a story. Together with the four portraits I painted in Kameoka during the residency, these seven paintings make up the visual component of 'Stories from Kameoka'. You can see all paintings by clicking here.

It has been an interesting journey, where I've also experimented and discovered new techniques and materials. The landscapes are done in gouache, a material I discovered just last year.  The size of these paintings roughly corresponds to the a3 format, which is also a larger surface than I usually work on. With the paintings finished, I am now continuing with the text.

In the meanwhile I've also been looking for ways to show the project. It is now possible to purchase postcards at the 'Shop' button on this website. A booklet is to appear as well.

Please stay tuned and thank you for viewing and supporting  'Stories from Kameoka'!

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Micro residence meeting 2019

2/6/2019

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Happy to share the news that Tanaka Eikoh-san has asked me to speak on his behalf at the Micro Residence Meeting 2019 in Kyoto.

I will give a short presentation on the artist in residence project: Micro Happening at Artists' Retreat no-mu in Kameoka. The presentation will consist out of two parts: a general outline of the program and my own personal experiences as a participant.
Please feel welcome to join and learn about micro residence programs all across Japan, registration closes 7 February.

More information here.
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Connecting and reflecting

1/30/2019

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Time is a peculiar thing. Its passing and one’s perception of time shifts constantly. When spending time in Kameoka, there is for me personally a sense of time passing immensely quick but very slow at the same time.

Time passes quick because there are so many connections, impressions and experiences. There is certainly a sensation of it passing too quick, since I would like to stay longer. To gain more, but also to ‘produce’ more. It is a strange feeling to realize there are ‘only’ a few days left here. 'Where did time go?', I sometimes wonder.

On the other hand, time is passing slowly. And this is mainly because of a shift in attitude towards time.

My project here in Kameoka includes interviewing residents of Kameoka city to paint their portrait and write down their stories and share them with the world. Thinking people might be busy I kept saying before every interview how long it would take. ‘About 30 minutes, is that possible?’. Every interview ends up running longer, with also effort spend to get to know each other without a notepad or recorder. With coffee, cake, making a true connection going both ways.
 
The conscious choice, every day, to connect, to reflect, to be attentive and appreciative. Not only in a professional sense, but in a maybe more private sense as well.

I notice things that usually go by unnoticed for me. The dew on my window in the morning when I wake up and the sun shining through it. I take the time to save the moment, capture the image.

Thinking of what I have been learning so far, I think this might be one of the bigger points for me personally. Taking time, making time, has consequences for everything you do. I feel it in my paintings: stopping and reflecting, I suddenly see what does not work and needs to be changed. Focusing and taking time to paint for hours uninterrupted, I get in an artistic flow that I usually deny myself being ‘busy’ or unfocused.

It is not only this program that allows this change, but also Kameoka. Here there seems to be time. People make time. I’ve noticed, moving back from Leiden to Amsterdam, that in bigger cities time tends to pass by differently. Everyone is hurrying, rushing, the standard reply to ‘how are you’ would often be, ‘good, busy’.

Kameoka for me is also a reminder about time, priorities and being ‘busy’. Because what does busy mean? Doing much, too much for the hours in one day? Or does it also have to do with an attitude and a way of living?

Looking back I’ve seen there has been so much and then there’s been emptiness. I encounter this as a point during all my interviews. Anna Namikawa’s favorite place in Kameoka is an empty field. ‘There is nothing, there is no one’. But maybe, these moments and places of silence, of ‘nothingness’ actually contain very essential things.

Sitting alone in my room painting is my pause in a stream of impressions, emotions and experiences. But it is also what enlarges, activates, encompasses and connects it all. For a few days I do not go outside and live quite 'secluded'. In the supermarket I quickly buy my groceries, returning afterwards to my place of silence. My place of nothingness? After this period and stepping back outside, showing my face again at some social gatherings I am warmly greeted by partipants: 'Where were you? I didn't see you for a few days!'

I think of joining two teaceremonies, the empty fields, the abandoned houses. The mountains laying in the thick but also transparent thin mistclouds. But also of the lively talk during our ‘Osanpou tour’ through Kameoka. The strange and bizarre connections: how likely that you find a common friend and suddenly someone who starts speaking your language? I think of the cooking parties, enjoying food and sake together. Of meeting my friend, the only friend I have an extensive digital letter writing tradition with since I left Kyoto, and spending some hours appreciating moss together. I think of all the encounters, memories, experiences.

How wonderful to be here. What a great opportunity. During my interview with Anna Namikawa her energy and positive outlook is a lovely experience. One of the questions I ask during my interviews is ‘What is something you are proud of?’. It is quite a difficult question in many ways I believe, but also one that allows for a more deep connection and understanding.

During this question and many topics that come up, Anna says with a face beaming with joy: ‘I think I am really a lucky girl. To be able to do what I want to do.’ I feel the same being here, in Japan, painting, connecting and reflecting.
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