Laurence PETITPAS
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Residency Program
Exchange Residency Program
(International creators from abroad)
update: 2024.4.25
Laurence PETITPAS
| Participating Project | Exchange Residency Program (Creators from abroad) |
|---|---|
| Activity Based | Quebec City |
| City / Place stayed | Tokyo |
| Period | 2024.5 - 2024.7 |
Purpose of the residency
I was born in a small town called “Seven Islands” (Sept-Îles, Quebec. Canada). My dad happened to be a snow crab fisherman at some point, using Japanese traps. Most of the crab coming up was and still is sent to Japan. My purpose for this residency is to follow the crab, draw it and eat it in Tokyo. I am curious about how it is consumed and celebrated on the opposite side of the globe, on another archipelago. Through that quest and through my drawings and puppets, I hope to reach out with Japanese people and their millenary culture as well as with other artists, to open new dialogues from the other side.
Plan during the residency
- Visit Tokyo’s fish markets and find the snow crab that traveled as far as I did to get there, meet the market people and try to reach out with fisher people.
- Make observation drawings at the fish markets and complete them at TOKAS.
- Learn more about water-related yōkai and sea folkloric stories and traditions.
- Keep an ongoing quest about finding new materials for building performative costumes or puppets.
- Make a short trip to the Ise-Shima area to meet the traditional Ama fisherwoman.
