Mako Ishizuka – Graphic Movements
10/10 2025 – 18/1 2026
During the autumn and winter, the artist Mako Ishizuka will present her practice in Konsthall 16 under the title Graphic Movements. The exhibition unfolds works based on her alternative calligraphy where she seeks to practice humanity. They originate from her encounters with the fear and prejudice towards others in South Africa and the control and solidarity in Lithuania. As part of the exhibition, the artist plans to conduct a series of workshops to embody the universal concept of humanity in different cultures through a simple physical, poetic and playful movement.
Sidan uppdaterades: 4 juni 2025
In her practice, Ishizuka attempts to intervene in the psychological and physical distances that emerge at the crossing of the global and the everyday, using her personal experiences and imagination as a springboard. sHaving lived as one of the "others" in different societies, she plays with their rules, norms and logic. This is expressed in various forms, such as installations, actions, relational projects, workshops, drawings and texts. Through these, she invites people to look afresh at their own relationship to the surrounding world them.
Mako Ishizuka was born in Kobe and lives in Stockholm. She studied Intercultural Studies (culture, philosophy and sociology) in Japan and took her master's degree at Malmö Art Academy. She often develops her projects through interdisciplinary and intercultural collaborations, and they are manifested on various platforms such as Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Architecture Biennale in Venice, EHESS (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) in Paris, International Literature Festival in Riga, and National Museum of Zimbabwe in Harare.
Sidan publicerades: 3 juni 2025