SHIFTS IN JAPANESE MATERIALITY - INSPIRATION AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE OBJECT SCENE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN

The Japan Foundation Gallery
2 February - 16 March 2018

Sydney Design Festival 2018
2 - 11 March 2018

Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre
11 July - 31 August 2019

About
Shifts in Japanese Materiality is a project I curated and presented by the Sydney Japan Foundation as part of Sydney Design Festival and Art Month Sydney in 2018. In 2019 the exhibition was selected for Craft Act: Craft + Design Centre exhibition program.

Shifts in Japanese Materiality is an exhibition of contemporary design practice which considers the changing nature of materiality in Japanese object-making culture.

The exhibition highlights the porosity of Japanese design and craft processes in a contemporary context through the work of experimental Japanese and Australian designers. From lacquerware and ceramics through to jewellery, the works will explore the changing creative practices and material landscape born out of cross-cultural dialogue and transnational influences.

By illuminating the relationships between materials, processes, training, and contemporary practice, this exhibition shares a contemporary narrative of Japanese materiality. Exhibiting designers include Julie Bartholomew, Guy Keulemans, Rui Kikuchi, Kyoko Hashimoto, Liam Mugavin, Yusuke Takemura and Bic Tieu.

For more information you can visit the Japan Foundation website for an eCatalogue: https://jpf.org.au/events/shifts-in-japanese-materiality/