Those Who Go East - a-n The Artists Information Company

Venue: White Conduit Project
Starts: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Ends: Sunday, March 15, 2015
Address: 1 White Conduit Street London N1 9EL
Location: London
Organiser: Art Action UK

Those Who Go East commemorates the 2011 tsunami and nuclear meltdown in East Japan. In the four years following the disaster, many artists have ‘gone East’ into the irradiated zones to work with local communities and create artworks documenting the complex political environment in Tōhoku. These artworks reflect and amplify the voices of those who question the status quo in both micro-political and global contexts.

Featuring an exhibition and a series of discussion events and screenings, Those Who Go East aims to generate discourses that explore the social impact of our dependence on nuclear energy – not just in Japan, but worldwide. It prompts us to consider the global significance of the Fukushima meltdown, and to discuss ways in which visual cultures can influence the way in which we collectively make social and political decisions.

Artists and speakers include:

Haruka Komori and Natsumi Seo
Chris Wainwright
The Otolith Group
Kaori Homma
Kaya Hanasaki
Dr. Yoshitaka Mouri
Yoi Kawakubo

For more details on the events, artists and speakers, please visit Art Action UK website :www.artactionuk.org

Art Action UK is an art collective featuring creative practices that generate solidarity and support for people who have been affected by natural and man-made disasters, particularly artists working in the Tōhoku area of Japan following the tsunami of 3/11.