Talk Sessions — Yutaka Inagawa

Schedule: 20 April 2024 (Saturday) / 8 June (Saturday) / 15 June (Saturday) / 16 June (Sunday)

Venue: Art Gallery Miyauchi, Saharada Assembly Hall *Tentative

Organizer: The Miyauchi Art Foundation

Curated by: Yutaka Inagawa

Supported by: Ogasawara Toshiaki Memorial Foundation

The talk sessions were conducted bilingually in English and Japanese. As part of a creative exploration, a hybrid of AI simultaneous translation and a human interpreter was employed. This approach aimed to maintain the natural flow of conversation while embracing occasional mistranslations and the awkward moments inherent in intercultural dialogues.

II-a. 20 April, 2024 (Saturday) | 10:30-18:00
Venue: Saharada Assembly Hall (4230 Miyauchi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture), a 5-minute walk from the gallery.

Theme 1: Coexistence
This session explores the alternative relationship between artworks and their creators, alongside how audiences receive and interpret these connections. It includes a dialogue with participating artists and Yutaka Inagawa, who curated the exhibition “Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock.” The discussion will examine the exhibition's experimental structure, moving away from the norms of thematic exhibitions to invite a wide array of perspectives and interpretations through active engagement.

Theme 2: Codependency
Focused on the symbiotic relationships between long-term art communities, experimental exhibitions, and their regional impact, this segment explores how art activities shape and are shaped by their locations and the communities they foster. Through various case studies, participants will gain insights into the complex interplay between art and regional dynamics.

Part 1: 11:00-12:30

Speakers: Kara Chin (SG/GB, Artist) / Gary Clough (GB, Head of Programme/ Artist, Royal College of Art) / Ryo Uchida (JP, Artist) Sai (SG, Artist/Comma Co-director of Comma Space)

Moderator: Yutaka Inagawa *Part 1 participants may attend from the introduction.

From left to right: Gary Clough, Kara Chin, and Sai.

From left to right: Yutaka Inagawa and Ryo Uchida.

Part 2: 14:00-15:30

Speakers: Anthony Chin (SG, Artist) / Rikako Kawauchi (JP, Artist) / Daniel Silva (CO/ES, Artist) / Kyung Hwa Shon (KR/GB, Royal College of Art researcher/artist)

Moderator: Yutaka Inagawa

From left to right: Daniel Silva, Kyung Hwa Shon, and Anthony Chin.

From left to right: Yutaka Inagawa and Rikako Kawauchi.

Part 3: 16:30-18:00

Speakers: Yu Araki (JP, Artist) / Ayaka Ura (JP, Artist/Curator) / Anna Francis (GB, Associate Professor, Staffordshire University/ The Portland Inn Project CIC Co-director/artist) / Rebecca Davies (GB, Co-director/artist, The Portland Inn Project CIC)

Moderator: Yutaka Inagawa

From left to right, facing the camera: Rebecca Davies, Anna Francis, and Yu Araki. In the foreground, Yutaka Inagawa and Ayaka Ura are shown with their backs to the camera.

Part 4: 18:00-20:00

Social

II-b. June 8, 2024 (Saturday) | 15:00-19:00

Theme3: Resonance: Art Spaces as Cultural Hubs

This session delves into the vital role of art spaces as nodes for cultural diversity, particularly within the Asian region, and their capacity to foster international exchanges. With case studies from Singapore and Hiroshima, the conversation will explore how such spaces, supported nationally, can bridge diverse cultures and spur global connections.

Part 1: 15:30-17:00

Moderator: Fumio Iwamoto (Researcher/Curator, National Center for Art Research)

Speakers: 
Wang Ruobing (Lecturer, LASALLE College of the Arts / Artist / Curator / Director of Comma Space)

Sai (Artist / Co-Director of Comma Space)

Yutaka Inagawa (Artist-Curator / Curator of “Odd Socks and Nodes”)

From left to right: Yutaka Inagawa, Wang ruobing, and Sai.

Part 2: 17:00-19:00 (Social)

II-c. June 15, 2024 (Saturday) | 15:00-19:00

Theme 4: Co-prosperity

What triggers artists to build networks through exhibitions and other encounters? This session focuses on artists and curators operating within diverse countries, regions, and communities, and will explore the possibilities for interdisciplinary collaboration among creative and other professionals.

Moderator: Ying Kwok (HK, Curator)

Speakers:  Bouie Choi (HK, Artist) *Online  / Tang Kwok Hin (HK, Artist) *Online  / Kaho Ikeda (JP, Independent Curator)  / Yutaka Inagawa (JP, Artist/Artist-Curator of "Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock")

From left to right: Yutaka Inagawa, and Kaho Ikeda.

From left to right: Ying Kwok, Yutaka Inagawa, and Kaho Ikeda. On the screen, top to bottom: Tang Kwok Hin and Bouie Choi

II-d. June 16, 2024 (Sunday) | 13:30-17:30
Theme 5: Co-creation
To expand the interrelationship between artists and curators, this session will broadly explore the intersection of their roles, taking into account unconventional and experimental curatorial practices.

Moderator: Ying Kwok (HK, Curator)

Speakers:  Kong Chun Hei (HK, Artist) *Online  / South Ho (HK, Artist) *Online /  Kodama Kanazawa (JP, Independent Curator)  / Yutaka Inagawa (JP, Artist/Artist-Curator of "Nurturing Nodes in the Nook of an Odd Sock")