Artist in Residence Program
at the Kumonodaira Mountain Hut
We are pleased to announce the participating artists for The Kumonodaira Mountain Hut Artist in Residence Program Exhibition 2023".
We received numerous applications for the forth year, and as a result of the examination, we have selected six artists for the program.
This program, started in the spring of 2020, aims to design harmony between society and the natural environment through art. It also seeks to create opportunities for artists to explore new expressions while being inspired by the immaculate natural ecosystems.
This year (April-July 2023), we have expanded the scope even further from the previous year. With three venues in Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture, we were able to hold the results exhibition of the 2022 AIR participants and a group exhibition titled "Diffusion of Nature 2023 - Soil and Dream" by past participating artists in a touring format. This has allowed us to propel our activities into a new stage.
Through art as a starting point, diverse perspectives and the power of different spaces revolving around "nature," such as natural sciences, humanities, outdoor environments, cities, and rural areas, have converged and intersected. This experience has opened up new horizons about the world we inhabit, providing us with fresh perspectives and insights.
We would like to continue to communicate with participants and present the results of our activities, as well as seek ways to share our experiences with many people in their daily lives.
In this day and age of environmental crisis and the chaotic state of information that is becoming unstoppable, we hope that this program will help us to make new discoveries about how we can reconstruct a rich relationship with the "nature" that is right under our feet.