25.02.2025 – 08.03.2025

@Sàn Art

Sàn Art opens its space for a special video art exchange in collaboration with Kyoto Art Center, Japan, introducing video works by Ishu Han, Yoshinori Niwa and Hanae Utamura. Eager to discover new facets and uses of video, our programme includes a series of documented performance pieces, a video essay, a social experiment and a documentary.

Launched in 2023 by Kyoto Art Center, Video Journey aims to foster sustainable institutional exchange where local art practices from around the globe can easily be disseminated and shared through the digital medium of video. For this 2nd edition, the previously nominated artists Han, Niwa and Utamura were selected by Sàn Art in a curated screening programme, while their Vietnamese counterparts – Lena Bui, Nguyen Hoang Giang (Giang IT), Nguyen Trinh Thi, Phan Anh, Xuan Ha – showcased their work in Kyoto. 

>> BOOKLET: Video Journey – Booklet

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> Utamura Hanae – Spring Water, Fault, Body (2021)
16’34”

> Utamura Hanae – Walk for Life (2014 – ongoing)
13’39”

> Niwa Yoshinori – Purchasing My Own Belongings Again in the Downtown (2011)
9’34”

> Han Ishu – A Dream About Stopping the Waves (2017)
16’15”

> Niwa Yoshinori – Selling the Right to Name a Pile of Garbage (2014)
25’43”

> Utamura Hanae – Secret Performance Series (2009-2012)
10’06”

> Han Ishu – A Person Cleans the Waves (2019)
18’31”

* Language: Japanese, with English & Vietnamese subtitles.

** This project was made possible with the support of The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.