Visions from Japan at Treviso's Gallerie delle Prigioni Explores Trauma and Technology
The exhibition titled 'I say Yesterday, You hear tomorrow. Visions from Japan' is currently on display at Gallerie delle Prigioni in Treviso, showcasing twelve pieces by Japanese artists from Benetton's Imago Mundi collection. It explores how Japan has transformed its historical tragedies into a culture that looks toward the future, particularly in relation to the nuclear disasters at Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima. Featured works include Adoka Niitsu's fossilized smartphone, a VR tour of Fukushima's evacuated area by Don't Follow the Wind, and a video of fading family faces by Hiroyuki Masuyama. Other participating artists are Nobumichi Asai, Masahiro Usami, Junya Oikawa, Shigetosi Furutani, Keita Miyazaki, Yutaka Inagawa, Kenichi Ogawa, Shu Takakashi, and Jacob Hashimoto. The exhibition underscores Japan's deep spiritual ties to nature and its recovery through cultural and scientific advancements.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'I say Yesterday, You hear tomorrow. Visions from Japan' at Gallerie delle Prigioni, Treviso.
- Twelve works by Japanese artists from the Imago Mundi collection of Benetton.
- Addresses nuclear disasters of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima.
- Features new media art: interactive, VR, digital art.
- Adoka Niitsu presents a fossilized smartphone.
- Don't Follow the Wind collective offers VR tour of Fukushima evacuated zone.
- Hiroyuki Masuyama's video shows family faces fading chronologically.
- Nobumichi Asai visualizes radioactivity as light particles.
- Masahiro Usami, president of Hiroshima Survivors Association, composites photos.
- Junya Oikawa explores natural vs. digital cricket sounds.
- Shigetosi Furutani imagines post-digital human with telepathic brain.
- Keita Miyazaki uses origami and car motors from tsunami debris.
- Yutaka Inagawa creates cybernetic landscapes.
- Kenichi Ogawa's ceramics evoke everyday fragments.
- Shu Takakashi's enamel paintings focus on perception.
- Jacob Hashimoto's polyurethane sculptures reference nature and technology.
- Exhibition highlights Japan's spiritual connection to nature as trauma response.
Entities
Artists
- Adoka Niitsu
- Hiroyuki Masuyama
- Nobumichi Asai
- Masahiro Usami
- Junya Oikawa
- Shigetosi Furutani
- Keita Miyazaki
- Yutaka Inagawa
- Kenichi Ogawa
- Shu Takakashi
- Jacob Hashimoto
- Don't Follow the Wind
Institutions
- Gallerie delle Prigioni
- Imago Mundi
- Benetton
- Hiroshima Survivors Association
Locations
- Treviso
- Italy
- Hiroshima
- Nagasaki
- Fukushima
- Japan