A stone, a stuffed animal, and a diary
Business Overview
"Hitsuyo Nakatachi" exhibition is held. "Hitsuyo Nakatachi," inspired by the hanging doll culture of Inatori, Shizuoka, is released. This exhibition started with a feeling of discomfort with the stereotypical view of gender and family of tsurushibina, and exhibited the process of searching for a form that is necessary for oneself, as well as handicraft works with motifs that were actually created. Also on display were the stones and diaries that were picked up by the participants of the "Meeting to Pick Up Stones" held at the Tama River. Pick up stones, write in a journal, make shapes. I believe that the repeated act of rewriting the prepared stories and searching for something that truly makes me think, "This is the form for me" will become the way to live in this society, and will lead to a society in which the very act of being alive is celebrated without being bound to a mold.
The Safer Space Policy was posted at the venue. Information security and reasonable adjustments were made, and care was taken not to exclude them. After the conference, free papers were distributed throughout Tokyo.
Organizer: Kanako Kirakana Co-organizer: Ayumi Hirono Facilitator: Akiko Suzuki
- Period of Activity / Project
- [Workshop] Sunday, April 20, 2025, Tuesday, April 22
[Exhibition] Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - Sunday, July 20
[Free Paper] Published Saturday, September 13, 2025 - Venues
- [Workshop] Tama River riverbed (Fuchu City, Tokyo)
[Exhibition] Suizu suisei (Nakano Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Kirakanako]
Born in 1996 in Ehime Prefecture. He preserves things he does not want to forget in the form of artworks, using methods such as sculpture, video, and diary entries, depending on the occasion. In 2020, he moved to Tokyo and formed the art duo "No. 13" with Hirono Ayumi. Living together, they publish zines and exhibit their work as a duo. Major exhibitions include "Tomitomi" (River coffee & Gallery, Tokyo, 2024), "Picking Up the Sky" (Tin, Tokyo, 2021), and "Roots Routes Travelers" at Seian University of Art and Design [Campus is an Art Museum], Shiga, 2019.