participants
Frédérique Rennuit (B) - Françoise Bracke (B) - Francis Beaty (USA) - Michael Vecellio (USA) - Susumu Ohira (JP) - Ron Weijers (NL) - Larisa Sjoerds (NL) - Nobxhiro Mido (JP)- Keiko Yamamoto (JP)
Residency guests: Kenryo Hara (JP) - Kouji Ohno (JP) - Naoya Yoshikawa (JP) - Ayaka Kita (JP) - Yushin Tokai - Han Bun Ko (JP) - Aki Guarino (JP)
Well known and recognized for its rich cultural heritage, Kyoto is a unique city from both domestic and international perspectives. Besides its preserved traditions, Kyoto also actively embraces new cultures and trends. The combination of these traditional and contemporary elements created Kyoto’s unique and characteristic atmosphere. Kyoto has a long history as a meeting point for many cultures and those who conserve and sustain them. Honoring these thoughts, we follow the trajectory that our residency should reflect to be an activity for artistic creation where people can gather, exchange, and connect with one another, while bringing a high level artistic expression and research. The 'Japanese Elements' concept for the artist in residence in March-April 2025 in Japan, is a reflection and a perpetual dialogue, between abstraction and representation across histories and cultures at the core of their individual art practices. The unifying theme within the 'Japanese Elements' concept is the individual as well as collective investigations into the possibilities to transfer their impressions and experiences in Japan by means of contemporary art in general. The development of new works during this residency, would strongly be inspired by Japanese heritage and culture in a wider perspective. Researching into possible conceptual values, angles and intentions for the 2025 residency in Japan, provided a large quantity of artistic room to move. The conceptual value for the 2025 residency embodies the intention and target that the art created during the residency will stimulate for change to the mindset of the general public and bring inspiration to improve on issues related to the preservation of cultural heritage as well as to generate an overall base for a conscious discussion on the preservation of our habitat worldwide.
The 10dence platform Japan AIR 2025 residency in Kyoto will take place at Dohjidai Gallery Garage from March 15 till April 4 2025 and will be finalized with a presentation of works on April 2 and 3 2025, The residency will relocate after that to the city of Takaoka in Toyama prefecture from April 4 till 14 2025. 10dence Platform in collaboration with Ayaka Kita, Yushin Tokai - Han Bun Ko and Aki Guarino - ARTX will facilitate the Japan AIR 2025 residency in Takaoka and finalize the residency with a presentation of work at the Takaoka Dozo-zukuri Museum on April 12 and 13 2025.
The Japan AIR 2025 residency will be featured within a special edition of Inspirational Magazine in May 2025. This special edition will transfer a detailed review of the activities, presentations, workshops and artworks that will be the outcome of the Japan AIR 2025 residency. All written, coordinated and edited by Michael Vecellio (USA).
Besides to the above overall concept, all participants within this 10dence Japan AIR, will obviously follow their individual artistic practices and they will all work within their own footprint of styles and concepts as a basic ingredient for the work they want to develop during this residency in Kyoto and Takaoka.
