Seiha Kurosawa
Medium(s)
The word “medium” carries the meaning of something that mediates between two entities. It can refer to the “medium” (material) of an artwork, or it can also denote a “medium” in the sense of a shaman or spiritual intermediary.
Atami can be described as a unique place where social and economic changes brought about by capitalism and the tourism industry have continually circulated alongside the rich natural environment and culture such as hot springs that sustain them. This exhibition “mediates” visitors into the complex circulation of various energies, such as the heat and desire latent in Atami, through works by three artists using the different “mediums” of painting, video, and installation.
◆ATAMI ART RESIDENCE Special Curation Program
Curator: Seiha Kurosawa
Participating Artists: Miki Ishiyama, Koichi Sato, Monica Hapsari
Curatorial Assistant: Phiraya Ardwichai
Sponsors: Toho High School 31st Graduates Kichijoji Society, VOLOCITEE, Yuki Tokuhiro, Hanazono Alley, Kenji Hirasawa, Isukura
MA in the Graduate School of Global Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts. After working as a curator at the Yayoi Kusama Museum and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Kurosawa is currently a curator at PAN Okinawa Preparatory Office. Major exhibitions include ‘Collection Exhibition 1 It knows : When Forms Become Mind (the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa) and ‘ZERO IS INFINITY Zero and Yayoi Kusama’ (Yayoi Kusama Museum). Kurosawa also has participated in the curatorial teams of international biennials including the 2nd Thailand Biennale (Co-curator) and the 7th Moscow Biennale (Assistant Curator).
