I was informed that another artwork from the Setouchi Triennale 2016 was dismantled today. It’s not a surprise, but it’s always a bit sad. Today, it was the turn of Dream of Olive by Wang Wen-Chih that was located in the valley of Nakayama on Shodoshima. I still have […]
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Beyond the Border – Tide, the beautiful and haunting work by Lin Shuen Long on Shodoshima during the Setouchi Triennale 2016. (click the link above for more detail)
Dream of Olive by Wang Wen-Chich The amazing bamboo construction is still standing in the valley of Nakayama on Shodoshima and will stay there until the bamboo is too old (then it’ll be dismantled, and hopefully a new incarnation will show up at the end of winter […]
Last week, Douglas Brooks, who is currently in Kagawa, was invited to Shodoshima for something very special and fascinating. He invited my friend Cathy and I to tag along. So we took the ferry to Kusakabe on this cold morning of late January, and from there headed to the village […]
This week, one of the most moving artworks of the Setouchi Triennale 2016 was dismantled, and it made me really sad. Sure, it never was meant to be permanent, it’s somewhat short lifespan was actually part of the whole point, but I don’t know, I wish it would have […]
Today, I’m going to tell you about a very special artwork of the Setouchi Triennale. It’s located in the village of Konoura on Shodoshima. It is called stories – House – by Yume Akasaka. I saw it for the first time back in 2013, and it instantly became one […]
Today, we’re back to Shodoshima and to the beginning of the summer session of the Setouchi Triennale 2016. I’m going to show you a few artworks located in the southern end of the Mito Peninsula (itself the southern tip of Shodoshima). It’s one of the least visited areas of the […]
Gift of the Sun by Choi Jeong Hwa welcomes visitors of Shodoshima in the port of Tonosho. You can’t miss it when you get there.
Today’s post is both a retrospective and a preview for a Setouchi Triennale artwork.. I’m going to briefly tell you about Shodoshima Island Lab, a project made by an Osaka-based collective called Graf. I really liked it in 2013, and I’m quite glad it’s returning this year, although […]
Looking for an online guide for Shodoshima with practical information about the island, how to get there, what to do and more? May I advise Hinomaple’s Shodoshima Guide for the Setouchi Triennale?