Art Action UK would like to announce the 2015 residency project:
To Tell a (hi)Story
By Yoi Kawakubo
16th – 30th May 2015
To Tell a (hi)Story is an exhibition
accompanied by workshops and discussion events.
Location: Husk
Gallery, 649-651 Commercial Road, Limehouse, London, E14 7LW
Art Action UK is honoured to present the 2015 artist-in-residence, Yoi
Kawakubo.
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When the
mist takes off the suns, 2014 © Yoi Kawakubo
Kawakubo buried a photographic film
in the ground in an area of the Fukushima exclusion zone.
When the
mist takes off the suns features the subsequent radiation exposure on the film.
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Following the earthquake
and nuclear meltdown in East Japan in 2011, Kawakubo has created work in Fukushima that focuses on
the limits of photographic representation.
He asks us to carefully re-examine our immediate visual perceptions and
to reflect on the ominous histories beneath the aesthetic beauty of his work.
To Tell a (hi)Story includes photographic, sound and text works along
with an installation. Kawakubo’s artworks
respond to ongoing social issues following the nuclear meltdown in East
Japan. His personal and philosophical reflections on
the disaster ask us not only to empathise, but to deeply consider the global
implications of the nuclear meltdown.
Drawing from
Greek mythology, Kawakubo looks at the way in which we construct knowledge. He highlights
the contingency of nuclear energy, understanding it as a future emergency that
has already begun, the effects of which are beyond our comprehension. Ultimately, Kawakubo is questioning our perception
of history; how it can be fabricated, manipulated and contextualized to either
undermine or bolster given power structures.
16th Gallery
open to public 2-5pm
21st Private View 6-9pm,
23rd Workshop 2-5pm
28th The Japan
Foundation 6:30-8:30pm
Discussion
Event
30th Talk 7-9pm
Gallery Open Tuesday- Saturday 2-5pm
Closed on Sunday/ Monday
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