Studying “feminine” expressions that have been forgotten throughout history, this exhibition aims to develop the research process into contemporary content through artistic practice. The intercultural and interdisciplinary art collective (O)Kamemochi have been investigating languages that are used to support minorities in various cultural spheres, such as “nüshu” to discover the characteristics that generate mutual care from these linguistic systems. The participating member’s findings were incorporated into artworks that reevaluate and present an updated version of the “feminine” in the present day, such as compassion, emotion, and intimacy, which have been long neglected in our male-centric society.
Curated by Sun Kim and Georgieva Lyudmila, the exhibition featured artists and researchers Jini, Vivi Zhu, Cléo Verstrepen and Serhat Orta, Ana Jovanovska, Dima Abou Zannad and Nina Zhao.
Alissa Osada-Phornsiri
An Australian interested in coordinating and managing interdisciplinary art projects centered on feminism, community, and care. She strives to understand her role as an arts manager while exploring how to create a work environment where people of all identities and backgrounds can express themselves fairly and freely. In 2023, she co-founded (O)Kamemochi, an intercultural and interdisciplinary arts collective. In 2024, she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Global Arts (M.Phil).
(O)Kamemochi
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