Private View: Lines, Gazes, Landscapes by Hikaru Fujii

Join us for a private view of Hikaru Fujii’s solo exhibition at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, 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.

By questioning how the historically formed imperial gaze and disasters that continue to unfold in the present coexist and stand adjacent to one another, this exhibition probes the tension that binds them. Set against an era marked by large-scale catastrophes – genocidal wars, territorial expansion, rising authoritarianism, failing systems, nationalist rhetoric, and environmental collapse – Fujii’s practice asks us to reflect on our own roles in knowing and shaping history: what kinds of histories will be told in the future, who has the power to determine them, and whether we choose to remain passive observers of our time.

 

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• 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.

 

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