Koki Tanaka to Represent Japan at Venice Biennale with Post-Disaster Exhibition

Koki Tanaka is set to represent Japan at the Venice Biennale, teaming up with curator Mika Kuraya for a pavilion exhibition focused on collective experiences following the tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear disaster of March 2011. Tanaka investigates the ways personal disaster narratives can be shared, comparing these individual stories to the mapping of radiation exposure. His work features a documentary film showcasing collaborative efforts and organized group activities, including a night walk in Venice with fifty participants. He incorporates recycled materials from the previous year's architecture biennale. Despite never having attended the art biennale before, Tanaka sees this as an opportunity for the Japan pavilion to break from tradition, appealing to those deeply invested in art.