waiting for a cup of tea.

spring exhibition opening /a scene with tea

Spring exhibition opening “a scene with tea” by Keiko Sato

Opening: Saturday 9 April 2011, 14.30-18.00 hrs
The exhibition will be opened by Madelon Hooykaas (artist)
*drinks will be charged as a small donation for JAPAN at the opening.

Exhibition: Thursday 14 April until Saturday 18 June
Opening time: THU-SAT 13.00-17.00
+ Regular opening of Shofukan
(* Shofukan often opens in evenings! please check; http://www.shofukan.nl/schedule.php)
+ by appointment via info[at]shofukan.nl or studiofromthefloor[at]yahoo.co.jp
Go to the visitor’s information

press release for spring exhibiton [a scene with tea]
more information about the work of Keiko Sato; http://www.keikosato.nl/

artist talk by Keiko Sato and a lunch

[There is a lunch around the corner.] is a platform of artist talk, artist introduction or small presentation with a casual lunch.  As the secound event of [There is a lunch around the corner.] will be an artist talk by Keiko Sato and she will introduce herself and her past works at Wolfart Project space.
more information about the work of Keiko Sato; http://www.keikosato.nl/

The lunch menu is; be strong (Japanese thick wheat flour noodle)
* Lunch may ask a small donation of your free will to the aid to Japan
* Lunch Op=Op!

THERE IS A LUNCH AROUND THE CORNER.
with Keiko Sato (artist)
Saturday 9 April 2011, 12.00-14.30hrs
Lunch with Artist talk
* Artist talk will start on 13.00hrs

Presentation (slides) opens;
9 April, 11.00-16.00hrs

Wolfart Projectspace
Wolphaertstraat 25C, 3082BJ Rotterdam

click here to MAP

regarding the situation in Japan

1000 year old cherry blossum in Miharu, Fukushima

On 11th March, an inconceivable natural catastrophe has happen in the north-east Japan, the magnitude 9.0 earthquakes and following tsunami. We are shaken by the devastation. And our thoughts go out to Japan. Herewith we express our solidarity and sympathy to all those who lost friends and family, to and all those who are in the difficult time.

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A comment by Keiko Sato

I come from Fukushima in Japan. March the 11th a disaster of unheard-of dimensions has
happened in North Japan. I feel very sad about what has been going on there, and feel the urge to do something. This exhibition has been planned before this disaster, and I would like to do my best to make the installation, together with the curator, Yu Kuramoto.
To my relief my family and all close relatives are safe at the moment.
But I still feel sorrow that my homeland is damaged so much and people are suffering.
I hope the rescue will work out, the aftershock will stop and the problems with the nuclear power station will be solved as soon as possible.

15th March 2011, Nijmegen
Keiko Sato
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A comment by Yu Kuramoto

This opportunity of working with the artist Keiko Sato has become very significant to me. We are facing the tragedy that happens in our homeland at the moment. A lot of emotions are surfacing in my mind, sadness, distress and even anger.
I remember I asked Keiko in February about her hometown because I knew she is from Fukushima, where also my mother was born and grew up. I loved to talk about this to Keiko and this area of Japan. Now, we are talking about a very difficult situation there. I remember there is a well-known cherry blossom tree in the area, and there are many visitors every year. Perhaps it will be quiet this year, but it will be as beautiful in full blossom as it has always been.
I want to believe the blossoms will show us hope.

At the exhibition, we would like to ask you to make a small donation for Japan;
drinks will be charged at the opening and the donation box will be set up at Shofukan during the exhibition.

18th March 2011, Rotterdam
Organizer, curator of the exhibition Yu Kuramoto
Stichting Shofukan

spring exhibition artist

Nijmegen based Japanese artist Sato Keiko will be the artist of the spring exhibition of [waiting for a cup of tea.]. Drawing from her personal history, Sato makes works that are physically present, but which simultaneously describe the reality of life and society on different levels. Her works symbolize not only death and destruction, but also their opposites. For[waiting for a cup of tea] she modifies one of her floor installations in the garden. The work shows us evidence of continuous flow; after ruin new life will follow in natural circulation. The work implies both destruction and creation. 
Keiko Sato was born in Japan. After her experience of working as a midwife in Japan, she has studied fine art at The Gold Smith’s College in London and The Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht. Her recent exhibitons include; [Gelders Balkon 10] Museum voor moderne kunst Arnhem, [reworking] Annie Gentils Gallery in Antwerp, [how to tell a story of my father] Galerie de Expeditie in Amsterdam.

more information about the work of Keiko Sato; http://www.keikosato.nl/