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China’s Shaanxi Yanchuan region, located in the Loess Plateau, extends from the source of the Yellow River to its central region. Many of its people live in cave homes called Yaodong. On New Year’s Eve, when Yaodong residents replace their paper doors, they add red paper ornaments called “window flowers” to welcome the New Year. This annual tradition produces window flowers that “bloom” in the land of yellow soil. This exhibition introduces the beauty of these paper flowers and gives visitors a taste of life in the Loess Plateau.
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Instructors: Tomoko Niwa (cultural anthropologist) and Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Date: Feb. 9 (Sun) 13:00–16:00
Participants: 20 (reservations taken on first-come basis)
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(4) Film Screenings: “Yaodong, a Little Treatise on Construction”
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Date: Mar. 15 (Sat) 13:00–15:00 and 16:00–18:00
Guest speaker: Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Audience: 70 (admission on first-come basis)
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Please see the official website for details and reservations.
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Workshop: Making Chinese Shoe Inserts
Chinese women make layered shoe inserts out of wheat flour for their family members. In this workshop participants can make shoe inserts with cloths from home. These crafts will be displayed at the exhibition.
Instructors: Tomoko Niwa (cultural anthropologist) and Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Date: Feb. 9 (Sun) 13:00–16:00
Participants: 20 (reservations taken on first-come basis)
Fee: Fee: Adults ¥1000 (High School Students & Younger ¥500)
Gallery Talk and Workshop: “Paper— Joining this World and the Next”
Clothes, money, cars, and household appliances all made out of paper are features of Chinese funerals and grave visits. This talk explores funeral traditions and perspectives on death in China, Japan, and around the world. Participants can also make paper crafts as gifts to their ancestors. These crafts will be displayed at the exhibition.
Instructor: Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Date: Mar. 1 (Sat) 13:00–15:30
Application deadline: Feb. 19 (Wed)
Participants: 20 (chosen by lottery)
Fee: Adults ¥1000 (High School Students & Younger ¥500)
Gallery Talk and Workshop: “Let’s Make Window Flowers”
Learn about China’s agricultural villages and how to create window flowers by watching a video showing Chinese women farmers at work on the craft.
Instructor: Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Date: Mar. 9 (Sun) 13:00–15:30
Application deadline: Feb. 27 (Thurs)
Participants: 20 (chosen by lottery)
Fee: Adults ¥1000 (High School Students & Younger ¥500)
(4) Film Screenings: “Yaodong, a Little Treatise on Construction”
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Date: Mar. 15 (Sat) 13:00–15:00 and 16:00–18:00
Guest speaker: Naho Shimonaka (sculptor)
Audience: 70 (admission on first-come basis)
Fee: ¥500
Please see the official website for details and reservations.
Schedule | Feb 28 (Fri) 2014-Mar 16 (Sun) 2014 Opening Hours Information
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| Venue | Lifestyle Design Center https://www.setagaya-ldc.net/  | ||||||
| Location | Carrot Tower, 4-1-1 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0004 | ||||||
| Access | Direct walk from Sangen-jaya Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi and Tokyu Setagaya lines. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-5432-1543 | ||||||
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