Transition Gallery Presents...
DAYS UNDER CHERRY BLOSSOM
Michael Hammond + Mayuko Matsunami
21 March – 19 April 2009
Private View - Friday 20 March 6-9pm
(gallery closed from 10-12 April)
Every springtime people gather in parks throughout Japan for Hanami, a celebration of the fleeting blossoming of cherry trees. This beautiful tradition is a commonplace occurrence in Japan but can seem strange and extraordinary to outsiders.
Days Under Cherry Blossom, a show by two young artists from Japan and Britain, takes Hanami as a starting point in a subtle exploration of cultural difference. By juxtaposing their seemingly incongruous work the resulting collaboration offers an idiosyncratic view of what happens when a switch of location triggers a shift in cultural understanding.
Michael Hammond, a British photographer takes immediate and lyrical mobile phone photographs of everyday encountered objects and places in Japan.
Mayauko Matsunami, on the other hand, is a Japanese painter living in London who creates quirky anthropomorphic paintings of that very English of favourites – the dog.
Placed together the artists create a new lo-key intimate sense of mutual understanding which goes beyond the beauty of the images on display.
Gallery opening hours: Friday-Sunday 12-6pm
| Date : | vendredi 20 mars 2009 |
| Heure : | 18:00 - 21:00 |
| Lieu : | Transition Gallery |
| Adresse : | Unit 25a, Regents Studios, 8 Andrews Road, E8 4QN |
| Ville : | London, United Kingdom |
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| Téléphone : | 02072544202 |
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