Matsumoto Journal

Ceremonies at the U of U

My exhibit 'Ceremonies: A Tale of Sister Cities" will be on display at the University of Utah, March 30th - April 8th, in the Bailey Gallery, on the ground floor of the Architecture Building.  Several events will be hosted by the University's Asia Center around the exhibit. 

EVENTS:

Panel: April 3rd, 7:00 pm, Architecture 127 — “Local Perspectives on U. S. / Japan Relations,” with guest panelists Raymond Uno, retired judge, Gwen Springmeyer, Sister City volunteer, Haruko Moriyasu, Coordinator, Asian Pacific American Studies at the University of Utah, and moderated by Prof. Wesley Sasaki-Uemura.

Lecture: April 8th, 1:30 pm, Architecture 127 — “Japanese Hands: A Materialist Critique,” presented by Prof. Yoshikuni Igarashi, Director, East Asia Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Film: April 10th, 7:00 pm, Architecture 127 — “Hula Girls,” directed by Lee Sang-U.

As I find the time, I will be writing more thoughts and impressions of watching this project travel around Salt Lake City up to now, since its debut in the Main Salt Lake City Library last July, 2008.  There is a rich assortment of emotions and stories behind the creation of this work that are little known by most people.  For me personally, this has been a journey full of disappointments, cultural challenges, and positive fulfillments.  Please stay tuned...   

Ceremonies at East High School

Just an update here.  Ceremonies has traveled to East High School, in Salt Lake, where it will be on display in the school's library until February 20. The dynamic exhibit is being used as a supplemental teaching tool for teachers for everything from art, history, geography, language studies, to World peace studies. The exhibit has a list of optional lesson plans available online at the Utah Education Network's website.  Please check it out.