JCC E-Magazine March 2017

During the start of the opening ceremony.

The Opening Ceremony of Landscapes: New vision through multiple windows – Japan Media Arts Festival Special Exhibition in Singapore was held with a blast at JCC (Japan Creative Centre) on Friday, 3rd February 2017! Organised by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan and managed by NHK International, it is an annual overseas festival that aims to introduce outstanding and award-winning works in the areas of media art, videos, the websites, videogames, animations and comics.

H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda graced the opening ceremony, alongside with Mr Kota Toda, Research Associate of the Art and Culture Division at the Agency of Cultural Affairs of Japan addressing on behalf of their commissioner Mr Ryohei Miyata, Mr Mark Shaw, Executive Vice-President of Shaw Organisation, where 5 Japanese animations were screened at Shaw House Lido Theatre as part of the exhibition, Planning Director of the exhibition, Mr Kensuke Sembo and Ms Yae Akaiwa of exonemo, participating artists, and guests mainly from the field of media arts.

H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda giving his welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony.

Planning Director of the exhibition, Mr Kensuke Sembo and Ms Yae Akaiwa of exonemo giving a guided tour of the exhibition to the guests at the opening ceremony.

A guided tour around the exhibition led by exonemo was conducted at the opening ceremony as well, where some of the participating artists spoke about the meaning and significances behind each of their artworks to the guests, following which it was ended with light refreshments.

The theme, Landscapes: New vision through multiple windows, aims to reexamine the modern global landscapes now viewed not from windows on our walls but through windows in our pockets, such as smart phones and computers, an experiment in which we seek to discover the whereabouts of the world we sense to be real by reconsidering the landscapes spreading out before our eyes.

12 artworks from leading Japanese artists and world-class media artists including Singapore were introduced and showcased at the exhibition this time round here. There was also a comic and animation appreciation space to introduce Japanese landscapes through these mediums, where one could read and watch some of the famous works.

The Japan Media Arts Festival in Singapore was last held in JCC in 2011. We are pleased that many visitors could enjoy this year's special exhibition in JCC, and were able to experience the different possibilities of media arts.

Guests at the opening ceremony.

Mr Kota Toda, Research Associate of the Art and Culture Division at the Agency of Cultural Affairs addressing on behalf of their commissioner Mr Ryohei Miyata.		Mr Mark Shaw, Executive Vice-President of Shaw Organisation, speaking at the opening ceremony. A total of 5 Japanese animations were screened at Shaw House Lido Theatre as part of the exhibition.
Planning Director of the exhibition, Mr Kensuke Sembo and Ms Yae Akaiwa of exonemo speaking at the opening ceremony.		One of the participating artists, Mr Tadasu Takamine, introducing about his artwork during the guided tour at the opening ceremony.

Planning Director of the exhibition, Mr Kensuke Sembo and Ms Yae Akaiwa of exonemo giving a guided tour of the exhibition to the guests at the opening ceremony.		Planning Director of the exhibition, Mr Kensuke Sembo and Ms Yae Akaiwa of exonemo giving a guided tour of the exhibition to the guests at the opening ceremony.
H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda at the opening ceremony with Mr Kota Toda.		Mr Mark Shaw and one of the guests at the opening ceremony.
Mr Kota and some participating artists at the opening ceremony.		Group photo with H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda.

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