Events category: Exhibition

Lines, Gazes, Landscapes by Hikaru Fujii

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to present Hikaru Fujii’s first solo exhibition in the UK, Lines, Gazes, Landscapes. Fujii is one of Japan’s most prominent contemporary artists, primarily working with film to explore the role of artistic practice within today’s social and political conditions. His practice is grounded in extensive historical research and frequently draws on archival materials related to Japanese imperialism and colonial occupation. This exhibition brings together several works by Fujii, shown in the UK for the first time,  to examine moments in which empire and disaster appear side by side, occupying the same space.

Artist Talk by Ishiuchi Miyako

To mark the opening of the exhibition, ‘ひろしま/hiroshima’, at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, we are delighted to host an artist talk by Ishiuchi Miyako, one of Japan’s most prominent post-war photographers. Ishiuchi will be in conversation with Jonathan Watkins, discussing her artistic practice and the photography she has produced over the years, with a particular focus on the series ‘ひろしま/hiroshima’, which breathes new life into personal belongings, reviving the individual memories of those who once lived in Hiroshima.

Private View:
ひろしま/hiroshima

Join us for a private view of the group exhibition, ひろしま/hiroshima. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, this exhibition of work by three acclaimed Japanese women artists shifts its gaze to another side of the city and its people – the changes, the things that remain, the personal and genuine memories – the everyday, the ordinary and contemporary society. This exhibition encourages us to see Hiroshima differently, as a city that was traumatised, once again teeming with life.

The doors will open at 5:00 pm. Guests who have booked in advance are welcome to visit the gallery any time between 5:00 pm and 7:45 pm.

ひろしま/hiroshima

Amid intensifying conflicts around the world, some of them associated with nuclear threats, Hiroshima’s experience as history’s first nuclear target is increasingly remembered and highlighted. The city’s image both as a site of war devastation and as a symbol of peace has been emphasised and selectively used for political purposes and in attempts to shape narratives, whilst the everyday reality of its inhabitants and their personal memories have largely been overlooked. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, this exhibition of work by three acclaimed Japanese women artists shifts its gaze to another side of the city and its people – the changes, the things that remain, the personal and genuine memories – the everyday, the ordinary, and contemporary society. This exhibition encourages us to see Hiroshima differently, as a city that was traumatised, once again teeming with life.

10 September 2025－24 November 2025
Monday–Friday, 9:30am–5:00pm
Admission free

Tomoko Yoneda in conversation with Melanie Pocock

This webinar will take place at 12:00 pm (US time – BST) / 8:00 pm (Japan – JST) on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

In this webinar, Tomoko Yoneda was in conversation with Melanie Pocock, curator of her exhibition, discussing her artistic practice and the photography she has produced over the past thirty years, including the seminal series Scene, that revisits sites of historic conflict and unspoken trauma, and DMZ, in which the artist captures the quiet beauty of native flora in Korea’s demilitarised zone, as well as her series Between Visible and Invisible.

Tomoko Yoneda in conversation with Melanie Pocock

This webinar will take place at 12:00 pm (US time – BST) / 8:00 pm (Japan – JST) on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

In this webinar, Tomoko Yoneda will be in conversation with Melanie Pocock, curator of her exhibition, discussing her artistic practice and the photography she has produced over the past thirty years, including the seminal series Scene, that revisits sites of historic conflict and unspoken trauma, and DMZ, in which the artist captures the quiet beauty of native flora in Korea’s demilitarised zone, as well as her series Between Visible and Invisible. Please note that the booking system for this webinar will close at 5pm BST on 8th April 2025. If you would like to sign up after this time, please contact events@dajf.org.uk.

Private View: Faultlines by Tomoko Yoneda

Join us for a private view of Tomoko Yoneda’s solo exhibition in the UK at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. This exhibition presents a selection of photography produced over the past thirty years by London-based Japanese artist Tomoko Yoneda. Among the works presented are photographs from her seminal series Scene that revisit sites of historic conflict and unspoken trauma, and DMZ, in which the artist captures the quiet beauty of native flora in Korea’s demilitarized zone. A display in the ground floor library features silver gelatin prints from her series Between Visible and Invisible, focusing on texts of personal significance to major historical and intellectual figures of the 20th century.

Faultlines
by Tomoko Yoneda

This exhibition presents photography and film made over the past thirty years by London-based Japanese artist Tomoko Yoneda.

The result of detailed research and careful observation, Yoneda’s quietly affecting work traces the enduring effects of war and natural disaster. Her mysterious images and their accompanying captions bring to the surface hidden histories in landscapes, people and archives. Often focusing on the fallouts of Japanese imperialism and the Second World War, they highlight the humanity at the heart of global conflicts, casting light on unknown protagonists, the resilience of survivors, and the ambivalence of younger generations facing their legacy.

Sayuri Ichida in conversation with
Fiona Rogers

To mark the closing of the exhibition ‘transiənt (“transient”)’ by Sayuri Ichida at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, we are delighted to host an artist talk, ‘Sayuri Ichida in conversation with Fiona Rogers’. In this event, Ichida will introduce her works, particularly highlighting key aspects of her production, such as her early life, artistic motivations, and long-lasting relationship with photography across Tokyo, New York, London, and Margate. A discussion moderated by Fiona Rogers will follow the presentation, framing her practice in a broader context, including the two series featured in the exhibition: ‘Absentee’ (2020-2021) and ‘Ctrl Shift + J’ (2023-), through which she explored the ephemeral nature of life and existence.

Private View: transiənt by Sayuri Ichida

Join us for a private view of Sayuri Ichida’s first solo exhibition in the UK, transiənt (‘transient’) at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. This event will offer a first opportunity to explore selected works from Ichida’s two photography series, ‘Absentee’ (2020-2021) and ‘Ctrl Shift + J’ (2023-). Drawing from personal experiences of loss, grief, and life abroad, Ichida’s works explore the ephemeral nature of life and existence. Through these series, she revisits and processes the past, reflecting on the complex ways we experience time – distortion, repetition, and regression – when memories intertwine with the present. Showcasing over 30 pieces, the exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in her delicately processed monochromatic images that integrate her emotional landscapes across multiple temporal dimensions.