Participation from the 3rd of September till the 30th of September 2014
Maki Miyakai is a performance artist from Kyoto, whose work is aimed at supporting sexual minorities and HIV patients.
MAKI MIYAKAI
HIROKI YOKOYAMA
Participation from the 29th of July till the 30th of August 2014
Hiroki Yokoyama is an artist that focusses on local activation, music, dance and theatre performance from Osaka.
HARUNA KAWANISHI
Participation from the 12th of May till the 12th of July 2014
Haruna Kawanishi is a photographer from Tokyo, who came to the Netherlands to photograph local dancers.
MAYA ICHIKAWA
Participation from the 7th of April till the 2nd of May 2014
Maya Ichikawa is a dancer/choreograph from Kyoto and came to the Netherlands to gain experience working with a diverse group of people. Before she came she had done choreography with pillows and wanted to incorporate this into a workshop in which everyone could participate in.
NATSUKO KITAMURA
Participation from the 12th March until 6th April 2014.
Natsuko Kitamura is an artist (craft, sculpture, paint) from Tokyo. She makes creations about the strange and funny habits of daily life. During Kitamura’s stay with Deshima AIR in Amsterdam, she wanted to make a ‘Omiyage’ for the Netherlands.
ICHIRO MORI
Participation from the 12th of February till the 11th of March 2014
Ichiro Mori is a contemporary artist and potter from Bizen, who specializes in baking the traditional ceramic of bizen-yaki.
YASUJOSHI BOTAN
Participant from the 8th of August till the 8th of September 2013
Yasuyoshi Botan is a contemporary artist from Tokyo, who makes paintings and installations.
NAO SUGAYA
Participation from the 20th of July till the 7th of August 2013
Nao Sugaya is a research artist whose works revolve around political and social subjects.
AKIRA SAKAI
Participation from the 8th of May till the 8th of July 2013
Akira Sakai is a cram school teacher and a café musician from Hakodate, with the aspiration of starting his own lunchroom in Hakodate. Sakai was the first participant of Deshima AIR and wanted to research the history and culture behind Dutch customs and cuisine.