Subbing The Subbing
2016 Made in Bangkok, Thailand
Work format: Video installation (Dimension variable)
Materials: 2 TVs
Introduction:
In Spain, there is a town inhabited by people with the surname Japón, which means Japan in Spanish.
400 years ago a group of Samurai traveled to Europe for some missions.
During their journey, Christianity was prohibited in Japan and some of the Samurais decided to remain to live in Spain to live as Christian. Those named Japón in the Spanish town today are regarded as possible descendants of the Samurai from history.
The work EL JAPONÉS aligns the artist himself as a “Japanese person who just came from Japan” and Mrs. Japón as a “descendant of historically the first migrant from Japan”.
The dialog itself looks like a simple praise of communication but the two juxtaposed "Japanese" people imply and ask different notions such as "nationality", "race" and "immigrant integration".
Special thanks: Mr. and Ms. Japóns whom I met in Coria del Rio
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2022 at Doubutsuen-mae Shopping street, Osaka, Japan / 动物园前商店街（大阪）/ 動物園前商店街（大阪）
Work format: Performance recorded with iphone screen recording / 苹果手机录屏 / iphone画面録画
Materials: tarpaulin / 防水布 / ターポリン(2000 x 3000 mm / 1750 x 1500 mm) , any monitor / 电视监视器 /モニター
Qenji Yoshida
ヨシダケンジ ・よしだ毛んじ・超人吉田・吉田憲史
Artist / co-founder of TRA-TRAVEL
アーティスト・TRA-TRAVEL共同設立者
℡ : +81(0)70-2826-4774
E-mail: Qenjiyoshida@gmail.com
Web: www.Qenjiyoshida.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qenji.yoshida
■ Artist:
Qenji Yoshida is an artist who explores the in-between of the seemingly un-understandable like: between people who don't have a common language, between a man and an animal, or between you and me.
Qenji Yoshidaは、共通の言語を持たない人々の間、人間と動物の間、あるいはあなたと私の間など、一見すると理解し合えない「間」をテーマにするアーティストです。
Qenji Yoshida is a co-founder of TRA-TRAVEL/Osaka Art Hub, which was founded with fellow artist Yukawa-Nakayasu in 2019 and now has more members.
TRA-TRAVEL organizes, hosts, and creates various local and international events such as exhibitions, talks, and an artist-in-residency program.
Qenji Yoshidaは2019年にアーティストYukawa-Nakayasuと共同で設立したTRA-TRAVEL/Osaka Art Hubの共同設立者。
TRA-TRAVELは、展覧会、トーク、アーティスト・イン・レジデンス・プログラムなど、さまざまな国際的イベントを企画、主催、制作しています。
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