[SDGs x Arts｜Semester Research Residence Program 2024 Tokyo]
Monash x TUA＋PARADISE AIR
DATE
2024/1/9 – 2/6 (Internship + Field Research Phase)
LOCATIONS
Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo)
PARADISE AIR (Chiba)
Matsudo, Chiba
Sapporo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Iwaki, Fukushima
YAU (Tokyo)
FACULTY MEMBERS
Terri Bird (Co-ordinator, Associate Professor, Sculpture and Glass, Monash University ART DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE)
Hiroko Nakajima (Assistant, Global Support Center, TUA)
Mei Miyauchi (Project Research Assistant, Global Support Center, TUA)
Utako Shindo (Adjunct Education and Research Assistant, Graduate School of Fine Arts, TUA）
STUDENTS
Holly Childs (PhD in Fine Arts, Monash University)
Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis (PhD in Fine Arts, Monash University)
RESEARCH MENTOR
Mayunkiki (Artist)
Kota Takeuchi (Artist)
COOPERATIONS
PARADISE AIR (Matsudo, Chiba)
YAU (Yurakucho Art Urbanism, Tokyo)
Aynu Kawamura Kaneto Memorial Museum (Asahikawa, Hokkaido)
Asahikawa Museum (Asahikawa)
Sapporo International Art Festival (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
Hokkaido Museum (Sapporo)
Ukedo Elementary School (Futaba, Fukushima)
Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum (Futaba)
TEPCO Decommisioning Archive Center (Futaba)
Tomioka Archive Museum (Futaba)
First and third-year PhD students from Monash University (Fine Arts) developed and implemented the program content according to their research stage and focus. Students researched indigenous cultures in Japan and environmental issues in modern society and visited Hokkaido and Fukushima with their research mentors to have discussions with local museums and government officials. The field research on cultural and artistic projects in various parts of Japan was an experience that went beyond a simple internship and allowed them to deepen their understanding of Japan. They held a presentation session that served as an opportunity to interact with TUA doctoral students and a final presentation session off campus that fostered lively exchanges of opinions.
