Here and There
Design Practices: Product Design, Curation, Event Design



My concept of Home in constant flux: I am Japanese and have lived in the UK for a long time. I always wondered how the two cultures affected the way I am, think and do things. This winter, I went back to Japan for the first time in three years. It took me a while to get used to the environment. I always believed that the place where my parents are would be my home. But I changed, and so have things over there. Gradually, the time and experience of staying away from Japan altered my notion of home. I move back and forth between two cultures. I live between two homes. I sometimes get confused as to where I really belong.

My project is about transporting an experience from one place to another as a way of dealing with cultural displacement. The project compares the differences in experience and outcome, exploring an art practice where local experiences and global outlooks can coexist and interact. How does localism function in different cultures, environments, art and societies? The project uses a process-oriented curatorial approach based on the interactive creative process. The project is a platform for observing the relationship between art, site and participants and the way a process can be affected by the specifics of location and public interaction. It opens up a dialogue around the intersections between art, culture and people in culturally displaced scenario.


Key Collaborators:
Ingrid Hora (artist, concept development, documentation, photography), Miriam Kathrein (concept development).
Special thanks to: all the people who joined me for the kite-flying event, Pernille Hansen, Kim Patrick, Arnaud Dechelle, Chiako Kudo (graf media), Nina Jan Beier, Marie Jan Lund, Chosil Kil, Hei Cheng, my parents.









Contact:
Momoko Mizutani
07796551167
momomizu@hotmail.com