PROJECT
From left: Kamiya Goriten (former ice shop), Ebihara Shoten (former clothing store), Kakuchi Konpo (former packing store)
Many old wooden structures remain in central Tokyo, such as charming historic shops that represent “billboard architecture.” However, when they are demolished as part of the city’s metabolic system, they tend to fade from people’s memories. This project will make use of existing wooden structures, “Ebihara Shoten (former clothing store),” “Kamiya Goriten (former Ice shop),” and “Kakuchi Konpo (former packing store),” as festival venues that transmit the structures’ appeal and create opportunities for us to deepen our respect for Tokyo’s foundational culture. In addition, for this occasion we plan to hold lectures and walking tours led by architect and architectural historian Terunobu Fujimori.
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Born in Tokyo, raised in numerous countries such as Hong Kong, UK and USA, Juri Akiyama’s art practice is based around her philosophical exploration on the concept of “mottai (勿体)”. She uses beeswax as her main material, from whose rich historical, cultural and philosophical background she selects various motifs and topics to combine with the thoughts constructed around mottai to engage in the installations, paintings, objects as well as the circulation within her own production process, that express relationship between appearance, body/material, language and practice. She has received her BFA from the painting department of Rhode Island School of Design with Florence Leif Scholarship Award, her MFA from the department of Global Art Practice of Tokyo University of the Arts. Her recent exhibition includes: “The Apparition from the Irreducible Distance” (2025, MORI YU GALLERY, Kyoto), “The Aftermath of Light” (2025, SPROUT CURATION, Tokyo).
Kanda/Akihabara Area
Kakuchi Konpo
Born in Shimane, 1994. Based in Kyoto. While dealing with the joy, wonder and difficulty of “”touching”” (or trying to touch) various objects and things with his own body, Gaku Kurokawa makes works focusing on the process of finding ways to relate to the materials and objects he handles at any given time, or on the process of trying to find such ways. Awarded Kyoto city special bounty program for art and culture.
Ueno/Okachimachi Area
Kanda/Akihabara Area
①Toeizan Kan'ei-ji Temple Kompon Chu-do
② Toeizan Kan'ei-ji Temple Kaisan-do (Ryo-daishi)
③ Kamiya Koriten
Tenthaus Art Collective is an Oslo-based artist collective that has been working together in various constellations since 2009. Their art practice emphasizes process, focusing on community engagement, collectivity, and inclusivity.
Presentated by Tenthaus, the OVEN Network is a transnational network for artistic exchange. Rooted in collaboration the Oven brings together collectives across Southeast Asia and the Nordics to foster shared learning co-thinking and long-term engagement. We view art and design not as outcomes but as tools for observation friction and transformation.
It takes shape through art projects exhibitions research residencies workshops publications gatherings and moments of exchange adapting to the context around it. We welcome those with a shared curiosity to think collectively hold space for difference and explore new ways of moving forward.
Members:
Ida Uvaas
A movement artist exploring mobility across body, mind, and society. Through interdisciplinary, participatory works, she challenges structures and invites collective experiences across performance, visual art, and site-specific practices. @idauvaas
Shahrzad Malekian
An interdisciplinary artist working across performance, video, and sculpture, they use play to explore power, resistance, and care within public spaces and institutions. Recent exhibitions include SACO Biennial (2025) and Singapore Art Museum (2024). @shahrzad.malekian
Studio150
A Bangkok-based studio founded by Pat Laddaphan and Piyakorn Chaiverapundech, working across art, design, and publishing. Combining graphic design and curatorial approaches, they create socially engaged projects. The studio also co-found Bangkok Art Book Fair. www.studio150.info
Mechu Rapela
Curating porous structures for dialogue that bridge communities through art, care, and emergent forms of shared knowledge.
Kanda/Akihabara Area
Ebihara Shoten
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