Curatorial projects

▶︎January 19th, 2023 - 7 pm

dv_vd Japanese filmmakers and feminism – 1970s to present: Through their own eyes, in their own times

日本の映像作家とフェミニズム 1970年代から現在ー異なる風景や時間のなかで

Dazibao Gallery - 5455, de Gaspé avenue, suite 109 (GF) Montréal (Québec) Canada H2T 3B3

Vidéographe web site

Photo documentation

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CURATORIAL STATEMENT

1970年代から現在に至る日本の映像作品の中から、フェミニズムに焦点を当てて構成した上映プログラムです。5名のアーティスト、出光真子、小口詩子、竹藤佳世、佐藤優香、小田香 (上映順) が参加。世代もバックグラウンドも異なる作家たちが、個人の感情、身体、性、家族などの私的領域を独自の視点で切り取り、映像という形で観るものに投げかけます。

これらフェミニズムの実践ともいえる作品群は、家父長制や権力への抵抗、社会のジェンダー規範などに対する違和感を含んでいるともいえます。そしてまた、「The personal is political (個人的なことは政治的なこと)」という第2波フェミニズムのスローガンを想起させます。

不安定な時代を生きる我々に、作家らのいくつもの風景は、何を語りかけているのか。このような問いとともに楽しんでいただけると幸いです。

キュレーター　佐藤優香

This program focuses on Japanese feminist approaches from the 1970s to the present through a selection of film works by Mako Idemitsu, Utako Koguchi, Kayo Takefuji, Yuka Sato and Kaori Oda. Coming from different generations and backgrounds, these artists present their unique perspectives and feelings on topics such as physicality, sexuality and family, conveying them to the audience in the form of moving images.

These films, which can be considered feminist practices, can challenge patriarchy and authority, while also raising questions about gender norms.

They also recall the slogan of second wave feminism, “The personal is political.”

What message does each artist’s vision convey to those living in these challenging times?

With that in mind, I hope you enjoy these films.

– Curator Yuka Sato

Total 65 minutes

Mako Idemitsu 出光真子

Another Day of a Housewife　『主婦の一日』　 (10mins 1977)

Utako Koguchi 小口詩子

A Dandelion［Rosaceae］/Bara-ka tanpopo 　『バラ科たんぽぽ』(9mins 1990)

Kayo Takefuji 竹藤佳世

Bone and Flesh Cogitation 『骨肉思考』　 (26mins 1997)

Yuka Sato　佐藤優香

In the Room　『In the Room』 (7mins 2014)

Kaori Oda 小田香

Karaoke Cafe BOSA 『カラオケ喫茶ボサ』(13mins 2022)

▶︎May 20 - 31, 2021

dv_vd Crossing Boundaries Between Photo and Film (Montreal, Canada)

-Curator

Live on Facebook and YouTube at 7 pm (10 days extended screening period)

Vidéographe x Dazibao　Live on Dazibao’s Facebook page and Vidéographe’s YouTube channel

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CURATORIAL STATEMENT

Crossing Boundaries Between Photo and Film brings together the work of five of the most dynamic contemporary photographers, filmmakers and artists of our time: Osamu Kanemura, Shigeo Arikawa, Yuka Sato, Shinya Isobe and Mami Kosemura. This selection aims to explore both the possibilities of photography and film as well as the creation of innovative expressions at their intersection. Through these artists’ masterpieces, we hope you will enjoy this online exclusive programme.

– Curator Yuka Sato

Total 57 minutes

Osamu Kanemura 金村修

Topless Bieber Drive (12mins 2019)

Shigeo Arikawa 有川滋男

IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ENDED BEFORE YOU CAN SEE THE END. (11mins 2012)

Yuka Sato 佐藤優香

Dialogue (17mins, 2018)

Shinya Isobe 磯部真也

13 (10mins 2020)

Mami Kosemura 小瀬村真美

蝶 Butterfly (7mins 2021)