Botanical Adventure with Japanese Craftsmanship ~ Talk by Botanical Artist Ms Asuka Hishiki ~
 Ms Asuka Hishiki wearing a one-of-a-kind dress featuring a corpse flower print based on her own painting  During the presentation |
Botanical artist Ms Asuka Hishiki gave a talk at JCC on 7 March, sharing her botanical adventures and her fascination with plants and insects. She is visiting Singapore for her upcoming exhibition at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
During her talk, Ms Hishiki recounted her experiences of artist residencies at various botanical gardens around the world, and explained about her artistic process of recreating 1:1 scale artworks of different botanical specimens. She also shared about paper craft using Japanese washi – which she will showcase at her exhibition "In Green" at the Botanical Art Gallery from 14 March to 15 November 2026. Guests enjoyed listening to her talk and were amazed by the presentation of her artworks as well as her interesting background stories. For more information about her upcoming exhibition, please visit https://www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-happening/calendar-of-events/botanical-art-gallery_in-green-asuka-hishiki |
 JCC Director Ms Kawabe Akiko giving an opening speech |
 During the presentation |
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 Dr Michele Rodda, Senior Researcher and Curator of Exhibitions at the Botanical Art Gallery, talking about the upcoming exhibition |
 During the Q&A |
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 A group photo with JCC Director, Ms Asuka Hishiki and the staff from the Singapore Botanic Gardens |
 Guests looking at the materials on display |
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Japan Creative Centre 4 Nassim Road, Singapore 258372 +65 6737 0434 / jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JCC Nearest parking at Orchard Hotel & Delphi Orchard |
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