KIMURA Momoko

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KIMURA Momoko

Participating Project	Exchange Residency Program (Japan-based creators sent abroad)
Activity Based	Tokyo
City / Place stayed	Montreal, Quebec / Centre Clark
Period	2024.4 - 2024.7

Purpose of the residency

I was strongly interested in the news reports of the large forest fires in Quebec, Canada in 2023. I felt that Japan and Canada have many things in common, as both countries enjoy a great deal from mountains and live side by side with disasters at the same time.
I would like to incorporate a broad perspective on the symbiosis between the natural environment and humankind into my work, focusing on the current Canadian wood industry and the historical relationship between indigenous peoples and trees surrounding forests.
I will further develop the installations I have presented in Japan using branches that I have collected, and through my work I will consider the sense of time expressed in wood and the time in which humans live.

Plan during the residency

• I will go into the forest and make sketches. If possible, I would like to interact with people involved in the forestry industry to hear about the current situation surrounding timber in Canada and the current state of forest fires.
• Visit Art museums and research Indigenous craftsmanship and nature beliefs. I would also like to research contemporary artists with indigenous roots in Canada.
• Research and collect materials at the same time. Branches and stones are picked up at the places visited and later processed for use in the work.
• The picking up of branches and stones is also documented on video and photographs and used as part of the artwork.
• Process collected materials for the production of artworks. Consider using the woodworking workshop at the Centre Clark. Thinking with the hands.

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