Unraveling the Boundaries between Nature and Humans: Research and Exhibition of Works in Northern Europe and the Netherlands
Business Overview
This project was carried out for the purpose of exploring the boundary consciousness between natural environment and human. The organizer, Nakayama Yume, and the participant, Nishi Kitoku, participated in the project as artists-in-residence in Finland, the Netherlands, and Norway, and conducted research on the natural environment in each country. The environmental characteristics of each country were reflected in the production concept, and the results of three-dimensional space works were exhibited. In Finland, he created suspended works made of aluminum that sway with water droplets; in the Netherlands, he created installations and cyanotype works using the reflection of sunlight; and in Norway, he created temporal works made of only ice. Exhibits were held in mine tunnels, residence galleries and parks. During the exhibition, an opening party, artist talks and an open studio were held to provide opportunities for interaction with visitors. Based on the results of the research in each country, the draft was decided, and new works were produced and exhibited in three countries.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Finland/Friday, May 16, 2025 - Sunday, May 25
Netherlands/Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - Sunday, August 24
Norway/Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Tuesday, November 30 - Venues
- OLD MINE Outdoor Museum The Old Mine Residency (Otokkump, Finland)
Art Center B93 Gallery Gallery at Art Center B93 (Enschede, The Netherlands)
Lademoen Park (Trondheim, Norway)
Profile
Nakayama Yume
Spatial artist. Based on his own experiences, he creates outdoor installation works with the ecology and movement of organisms and nature as motifs.
Focusing on the sensations and tensions that arise when humans interact with animals and nature, she has been presenting works that create time to think about the natural environment and wildlife.
He is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Tokyo University of the Arts in parallel with his work as an artist.