Soramame – Himmelsbohnen, 20. Mai – 18. Juni 2011

Soramame – Heavenly Beans

May 20 – June 18, 2011
Hans Peter Zimmer Stiftung (Weltkunstzimmer)
Exhibition

With Taka Kagatomi, Hiroyuki Masuyama, Thomas Neumann, Mai Yamashita und Naoto Kobayashi, Sae Esashi, Takeshi Makishima, Maki Umehara, Kei Takemura

Opening, Fr, May 20, 2011
With concert by miu, SOLL abendroth/vieweg und Shinaikankei (Gruppe aus Osaka um die Künstler*innen Yoshinori Henguchi, Naoto Mizobe, Dai Fujimura)

June 18, 2011
Finissage with catalogue presentation

The catalogue for the exhibition SORAMAME is available from Revolver Verlag or directly from us.
80 Seiten (Innenteil).
17 cm x 24 cm.
Preis: 12 Euro.
Div. Abbildungen. Broschur, Umschlag.
ISBN 978-3- 86895-172-1.
www.revolver-verlag.de oder direkt über die Stiftung: info(at)weltkunstzimmer.de

The idiosyncratic title, Soramame - Heavenly Beans, represents the idea of the individual embedded in a community. What fascinates us about Japanese culture? One might raise questions about the significance of personal identity and originality in relation to the needs of society as a whole. Does individual action only acquire its significance in relation to society? The foreign so close. The near so far. In the universal language of art, boundaries disappear. We stand in amazement before the simple as well as fantastic visions of these idiosyncratic artists. It is precisely in loving what is special about our counterpart that we can overcome our separation. In this way, we become capable of truly experiencing sympathy and compassion for the suffering and happiness of our neighbors.

On the occasion of the exhibition, we are pleased to announce the first publication, a special catalog featuring essays by Japanese writer Akira Kuroda and German actress and author Franka Potente. The Soramame exhibition, running from May 20 to June 18, 2011, and the Butoh Festival on May 28, 2011, are the first official events of the Hans Zimmer Foundation and mark its artistic and ideological direction.

Recognized as an official event of the 150th anniversary of German-Japanese friendship.

Sae Esashi, The Third Eye 2 (2008) © Alex Grein

Sae Esashi, Die Weltentstehung im Kreuzberg (2007) © Alex Grein

Sae Esashi, Berliner Assadas (2010) © Alex Grein

Taka Kagitomi, Soramame/Himmelsbohnen (2011) © Alex Grein

Kei Takemura, Meeting Point 4 (2009) © Alex Grein

Kei Takemura, Meeting Point 4 (2009), Detail © Alex Grein

Takeshi Makeshima, Battle on the parallel world (2011), Walk on the wild side (2011), Objekt-Installation: 1 - 110 Stories' (2010) / Zusammenarbeit mit Ramon Todo und Ko Ichikawa © Alex Grein

Ausstellungsansicht © Alex Grein

Maki Umehara, Transfiguration-Ukifune (Tale of Genji, 1008, Japan) (2009-2011) © Alex Grein

Hiroyuki Masuyama, Zürich - Milano (2007) © Alex Grein

Mai Yamashita / Naoto Kobayashi, 1000 Waves (2007) © Alex Grein

Under the patronage of the Japanese Consulate General Düsseldorf.
With kind support from the Japan Foundation.