Introduction

Australia is excited to have a strong presence at the Setouchi International Art Festival, a wonderful initiative to make Japan's Inland Sea (the Setonaikai) the world's 'Sea of Hope'. Australian artists will be showing their works on three islands: Cameron Robbins, Sue Pedley and Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro in the Kou Community of Teshima, Dadang Christanto on Shodoshima, and James Darling & Lesley Forwood on Ogijima.

Australia is a unique and distinctive country and we hope that the artists will make a special contribution to the Festival by making works that resonate with the Setouchi region. Please come to see the Australian works and share the Australian story on the islands of the Setouchi Sea.

Gallery

Approaching Claire and Sean's lush, overgrown house from the street

Islands of the Seto Sea, viewed from the mountaineous heights of Teshima

The Kou beach at sunset

1980s boy-band posters left in a teenager's bedroom in Sue's abandoned house in Kou

Claire and Sean's house boasts a collection of rice cookers from throughout the ages

Crockery found in Sue's abandoned house

Ulanda receives a hand from local Kou fisherman Yamasaka-san, to clean Cameron's boat

Setouchi International Art Festival volunteers (koebi) and local residents work together to create a large-scale fishing net in the Kou Community Centre

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21 - 22 August

Media

The Australian artists participating in Art Setouchi 2010 were featured in an article by John McDonald in the Sydney Morning Herald (August 21-22, 2010).

Sydney Morning Herald (August 21 - 22, 2010): page 1
Sydney Morning Herald (August 21 - 22, 2010): page 2

7 August

Setouchi International Symposium 2010 "From Satoumi to Multi-island Sea"

Dr Paul D'Arcy, School of Culture, History & Language, The Australian National University, is participating in the symposium as a guest panellist. (Advance booking is required)

Date & Time: 12:30 – 16:00 (Door open: 12:00 planned)
Venue: Inujima Shizen no Ie
Website: Setouchi International Symposium 2010 official website