   ~ A Parent-and-Child Photography Exhibition by Bruce Osborn ~ 19 February - 12 March 2016
Japan Creative Centre (JCC) 
© Bruce Osborn 2016
As a commemorative event to mark the 5th anniversary of the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake, the Embassy of Japan in Singapore - Japan Creative Centre (JCC) is pleased to showcase OYAKO: PRESENT TO THE FUTURE, a parent-and-child photography exhibition by Bruce Osborn, together with a photography shooting session and a movie screening from 19 February to 12 March 2016 at JCC.
ABOUT BRUCE OSBORN
ABOUT OYAKO AND THE EXHIBITION
Taking the fact that life itself is passed from parents to children, creating a long chain that brings us to this very day, one will realize that the OYAKO theme transcends both borders and beliefs. Bruce hopes that through this exhibition, it will introduce and open the OYAKO theme to Singapore.
As Bruce puts it, "After seeing so many parents and children together and pondering the uniqueness of that bond, I see it as permeating not just the family but moving throughout society, regions and even nature. In fact, we are as much bonded to nature as we are to each other: it's a vision of the world which both instills reverence for life and inspires world peace." Website: www.oyako.org 
EVENTS AT JCC
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
The photography exhibition will include portraits representing Bruce Osborn's lifework as well as a special series of Oyako photos dedicated to the survivors of the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami, caught at the time between utter loss and their determination to live on.
  © Bruce Osborn 2016 JCC CINEMA 44: OYAKO ~PRESENT TO THE FUTURE~
 © Bruce Osborn 2016 OYAKO ～Present to the Future～ (90 minutes) Language Japanese and English (English subtitles)
SYNOPSIS
How does a commercial photographer from Los Angeles end up leading a social movement in Japan? When an early 80's reportage on Punk musicians and their parents opens a door to Japan's most intimate level of society, Bruce Osborn becomes fascinated by the idiosyncrasies of the Japanese Oyako (parent-child) relation. In answer to an overwhelming response from Japanese families, Bruce goes on to meet and photograph thousands of Oyako and to crusade for the creation of Oyako Day, a would-be national holiday celebrating the relation. This documentary features interviews from major spokespeople for Japanese culture bearing witness to the sway of this fundamental concept throughout their society, footage from post-disaster visits to Tohoku to photograph Oyako and a short drama casting real-life parents and children.
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