Bodyscapes in Japan (Project on going)
Visions of prayer and dedication featuring ancient archetypal religious practices (from which various forms of Japanese performance art developed) including examples from the UNESCO World Heritage site in Nara; such as the Shunie ritual, takigi-noh , gigaku and bugaku masks up to contemporary butoh performance, commemorating the 1300 year anniversary of the founding of Heijo-kyo (Nara) being celebrated in 2010
Miro Ito, as an initiator, author and director of this series of "New Japanese Cultural Scapes", endeavours to unfold a glorious tapestry of artistic work both in still and motion images, together with her fellow Japanese creators'experimental visions -- while leveraging her own commitment as an internationally active artist/author in Germany, Japan as well as in USA.
Ito shows her photographic images with a broader scope that combines various dedicatory dance forms from Japan, some dating as far back as 1,300 years ago: ancient religious rituals from earliest times (when performing arts had not yet become secularized) still performed in Nara : they encompass Shunie, Takigi-Noh, even Kobudo performances as well as present-day Butoh.
Through photographic art as well as images combined with media-art, the media art piece can be an objet d'art of image creation in its own right. This presentation aims to be donated as digital content in DVD format, after being shown in international art & cultural fairs, museums and libraries, academic institutes and universities, for non-commercial users and purposes, as a valuable cultural source around the globe.
Touring exhibition projects are now under preparation: U.S.A., France, Italy, Germany and Japan.
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