Kawakami Hisako
Participation from the beginning of May till the end of July 2016
“Where I could not connect well through words I created an effective way of communicating through taking pictures”
Kawakami Hisako
Yoshimi Miyamoto
Participation from the 27th of July till September 2015
“Due to all the stories I heard from various people in the Netherlands, as a professional I became more serious about creating my paintings”
Yoshimi Miyamoto
Ryoko Nishimura
Participation from the 31st of March till the end of June 2015
“I applied to Deshima AIR, because I was solely engaged in Ikebana, which is a solely Japanese form of flower arrangement. I was wondering how the flower culture was in other countries.”
Ryoko Nishimura
Kunitada Matsuoka
Participation from the 3rd of February till the 26th of February 2015
“I was worried about how the Dutch children would take to Japanese music, but as I started my life in Amsterdam, I realized that that they took to the style familiarly.”
Kunitada Matsuoka
Sanae Hamazaki
Maki Miyakai
Participation from the 3rd of September till the 30th of September 2014
“In every region, sex work is closely related to the regional sexual norms and therefore I wanted to know about the sexual education and gender view in Amsterdam”
Maki Miyakai
Hiroki Yokoyama
Participation from the 29th of July till the 30th of August 2014
“In preparation for my Potluck savoury dance, there were people who took me to cheese farms, a boat tour and prepared a venue for me”
Hiroki Yokoyama
Haruna Kawanishi
Participation from the 12th of May till the 12th of July 2014
“The image at which you’re looking is your alter ego, while it’s also the alter ego of the audience.’
Haruna Kawanishi
Maya Ichikawa
Participation from the 7th of April till the 2nd of May 2014
“I got the opportunity to make new friends and meet artists, as my activities connected to Japan and the Netherlands increased. Since I started living here, I was able to double my performances. I am also very happy with the large network I got here.”
Maya Ichikawa