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When the mist takes off the suns, 2014 © Yoi Kawakubo
Exhibition
To Tell a (hi)Story
16 May 2015 – 30 May 2015
Event times
Gallery Open Tuesday- Saturday 2-5pm
Closed on Sunday/ Monday
21st May Private View 6-9pm,
23rd May Workshop 2-5pm
28th May The Japan Foundation Discussion Event 6:30-8:30pm
30th May Talk 7-9pm
Address
- 649-651 Commercial Road
- Limehouse
- London
- E14 7LW
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Limehouse
'To Tell a (hi)Story' is an exhibition of works by Yoi Kawakubo accompanied by workshops and discussion events.
Kawakubo is Art Action UK's 2015 artist-in-residence.
About
Following the earthquake and nuclear meltdown in East Japan in 2011, Kawakubo has created work in Fukushima that focuses on the limits of photographic representation. He asks us to carefully re-examine our immediate visual perceptions and to reflect on the ominous histories beneath the aesthetic beauty of his work.
To Tell a (hi)Story includes photographic, sound and text works along with an installation. Kawakubo’s artworks respond to ongoing social issues following the nuclear meltdown in East Japan. His personal and philosophical reflections on the disaster ask us not only to empathise, but to deeply consider the global implications of the nuclear meltdown.
Drawing from Greek mythology, Kawakubo looks at the way in which we construct knowledge. He highlights the contingency of nuclear energy, understanding it as a future emergency that has already begun, the effects of which are beyond our comprehension. Ultimately, Kawakubo is questioning our perception of history; how it can be fabricated, manipulated and contextualized to either undermine or bolster given power structures.
