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■Chen Yen-Chi
Residency Period｜2025.10/1-11/22、2026．2/25-3/30
Born in 1998, Tainan. Based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Chen’s recent practice focuses on the politics of sound, revealing how sound can regulate human behavior with sense of humor. During his residency in Fukuoka, he observed urban landscapes, local sounds, and human behaviors, exploring how sound shapes memory and identity. Such collection of materials will transform into a space where sound and video work combine.
■Shindo Fuyuka
Residency Period｜2025.10/14-12/22、2026．2/25-3/30
Born and based in Sapporo. Shindo develops work grounded in her painstaking research in Hokkaido focused on its modern history and culture. In this residency in Fukuoka, her interest evolves around people who migrated from Fukuoka to Hokkaido during the Meiji era, along with her study on coal mine and Fukuoka Castle Ruins. Her work also incorporates workshops where general participants or school students are invited, leading to shape a new form of archive.
■Arpita Akhanda
Residency Period｜2026.1/13-3/25
Born in 1992, Cuttack, India. Lives and works in Santiniketan. Through works in various forms including paper weaving and performance, Akhanda attempts to restore remnants of memory buried by the power of state. Developing from her research on traditional textiles such as Hakata-ori or Kurume-kasuri, theatrical arts, and old maps in Fukuoka, she presents her paper weaving through which images intersect and emerge over woven layers.
■Lucas Odahara
Residency Period｜2026.1/13-3/26
Born in 1989, São Paulo, Brazil. Recently relocated in São Paulo after having lived in Germany for a long time. Odahara works across ceramic graze painting, collage, and writing, exploring transitions of one’s identity and the politics of body. His research took place in shrines, temples, and theaters in Fukuoka, which became the inspirational source for his large-scale installation, taking the form of gates or stages crafted from washi and kakishibu papers.
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