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Opening the Records
“Creating expression from records”

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  • Exhibition / Screening
Photo：Otaki Mei　Design：Kita Miyuri

“Creating expression from records” is a workshop which has been held every summer since 2022. Based on their own interests, workshop participants start by gathering existing records or making new ones themselves. They then share and discuss the process with each other, practicing forms of expression designed to make their records or research open and accessible.

For this exhibition, 8 volunteers from among participants of past workshops have put together works created on the basis of research, as well as documentary materials etc. on themes they have tackled since the time of the workshop, or things they are currently interested in, exploring and presenting these in their current forms of expression. The themes vary greatly in line with each person’s experience of daily life, but when you put them next to each other, you might discover similar issues, or conversely, similar themes that involve considerably different details.

This is a project that each person will (or may) engage with as their life’s work over the long term. Organizers expect that pausing at each juncture, giving shape to and presenting their forms of expression, and sharing them with different people will create even more enriching and satisfying activities for participants. Please come along and enjoy the form of this unique project as it stands now.

*Please note event details are subject to change.

Exhibition themes

The title of the exhibition is “Opening the Records.”
Earthquakes, war, family, community… the 8 participants have engaged in a wide range of themes.
The exhibition carefully lifts the lid on private, secret records. The Opening Records project is about listening to stories and voices, taking a good look at a subject, and making a record of it. This exhibition focuses on these “beginnings.”
We hope that this exhibition provides an opportunity for people to stop and think about simple questions and everyday concerns, and for people who meet here to talk to each other.

Admission fee

Free

Related Events

Gallery talk ＆ Round table discussion
To heighten visitors’ enjoyment of the exhibition, exhibitors will guide visitors around the venue, introducing the themes and creative processes of their works.
After the gallery talk, we are planning a roundtable discussion between visitors and exhibitors. Please join us for both events.

Date and Time: Saturday, February 22, 2025
　　　 Gallery talk　14:00-
　　　 Round table discussion　15:00-

Venue: Studio 04

Admission fee: Free

*No reservation required. Please come directly to the venue.

Talk event “Malaysia and Me”
Exhibitor Mei Ootaki will give a lecture on Malaysia, which also features in her work.

Date and Time: Monday, February 24, 2025 16:00-18:00
Speaker: Mei Ootaki　Interviewer: Wang, Yicheng
Admission fee: Free
Capacity: 20 (First-come-first-served basis)
How to apply: Please apply using the form here.
Application deadline: Saturday, February 22, 2025
*The application process may be closed before this date, depending on the number of applications received.

Philosophy Cafe 04 Theme: “What do we mean by the “Maai” between disasters?”
We are holding a Philosophy Café event as a related project for a work exhibited by Yukari Tanaka. The theme will be “What do we mean by the “interval” between disasters?”
The facilitator will be the philosopher Rei Nagai.
*“Maai” refers to the concept of balance and appropriate distance in various contexts. In martial arts, it describes the space between oneself and the opponent, where one is neither too close nor too far, allowing for the right moment to act.

Date and Time: Saturday, March 1, 2025 15:00-17:00
Facilitator： Rei Nagai (Philosopher)
Admission fee: Free
Capacity: 20 (First-come-first-served basis)
How to apply: Please apply using the form here.
Application deadline: Thursday, February 27, 2025
*The application process may be closed before this date, depending on the number of applications received.

Contact

General Incorporated Association NOOK
E-mail: karoku.nook@gmail.com

Period

Tuesday, February 18 – Sunday, March 2, 2025
*Open Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sundays, and holidays only
Tuesday, Friday: 13:00-20:00
Saturday, Sunday, holiday　11:00-18:00

Venues

Studio 04
（106, 1F Bldg. No. 1, Ojima Yon-chome Danchi, 4-1 Ojima, Koto-ku, Tokyo）

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), General Incorporated Association NOOK
Cooperated by
Urban Renaissance Agency