Transcultures and the European Pepinieres of Creation are pleased to be partners of the Art in Country of Tokyo 2024. AICOT festival is an interdisciplinary artistic event of international dimension, which takes place in the 23 wards of Tokyo, as well as in the Tama region and on the island of Shikine.
For its second edition, under the artistic curatorship of Sung Nam Han, the festival will welcome, from September 11 to October 20, 2024, nearly 40 artists from 6 countries.
11.09.2024 – French Institute of Tokyo, Image Space
Video screening program (carte blanche to Vidéoformes/France – member of the European Pepinieres network), presentations and round tables.
17:30 – Discussion with Hiroyuki Sekine, Masaru Noto, Sung Nam Han (curator) Gabriel Soucheyre (Videoformes/European Pepinieres of Creation)
15.09.2024 – AICOT 2024 underground – Chateau Koganei (sous-sol)
Philippe Franck presents the multimedia activities and the transversal approach of Transcultures and the Pépinières européennes de Création. Finally, Isa*Belle + Paradise Now give a sound performance combining singing bowls, voices, electronic and guitar treatments, also unveiling their new album “Caressing the Clouds” (Transonic Label).
Transcultures presents a selection of videos with a sound dimension by artists from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and international artists: Kika Nicolela, Thomas Israël, A Limb, Glaz deCuir, Philippe Boisnard, Christophe Bailleau, Pastoral…
Program of the day :
- 13:30 – 14:30 Transcultures – Sonic video programme
- 14:45 – 15:30 Ko Nakajima & Takumi Harada (Jp) – performance
- 15:45 – 16:30 Inuhiko Yomata (Jp) – performance
- 16:45 – 17:30 Kohei Nakada (Jp) – performance
- 17:45 – 18:30 Isa*Belle + Paradise Now (Be/FR) – performance
15.09.2024 – Sound, Video, Dance & Poetry – AICOT 2024 underground – Chateau Koganei (sous-sol)
Transcultures and the European Pepinieres of Creation present a series of videos by artists from different backgrounds and countries where the sound and/or collaborative and poetic dimensions occupy an important place.
Video program :
- Kika Nicolela / Visions of inside – Common Ground project / / 8min. 51sec. / 2020 / Br/Be
- Alain Wergifosse / Flux & Densités / 5min. / 2020 / Be
- Glasz DeCuir / Renata K in Transonic Second Life / 5min. 57sec. / 2021 / Es
- Christophe Bailleau featuring Paradise Now / 77 Affairs / 6min. 18sec. / 2021 / Be
- Christophe Bailleau / The Dream Caard / 3min. 59sec. / 2022 / Be
- Pastoral / No Lockdown Drift / d 5min. / 2020 / Be
- Pastoral / Huba / 6min. 25sec. / 2022 / Be
- Gauthier Keyaerts / Ces riens essentiels#4 / 3min. 19sec. / 2020 / Be
- Régis Cotentin / Slyder / 7min. 30sec. / 2019 / Fr
- Philippe Boisnard / Memory without memories / 3min. 41sec. / 2024 / Fr
- Thomas Israël / Tryptique Prototype / 2min. 50sec. / 2020 / Be
Infos
- 11 + 14.09.2024
- French Institute of Tokyo + Chateau Koganei
- Festival 11.09 > 20.10.2024
- AICOT
- Tickets: advance: 3000-yen, advance pair ticket: 5000-yen, same day: 3500-yen
- aicot.art
Production
- Shikinejima Area Management, VIDEOFORMES (France), AAMP (Korea), Waley Art (Taiwan), Hothouse (Singapore), Transcultures (Belgium)
- With the support of : Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Pépinières européennes de Création, Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI)
- In partnershipt with : Japan Undersea Art Museum, Interdisciplinary Art Festival Tokyo, Institut francais de Tokyo Espace Images, Taiwan Cultural Industry Association
- Under the auspices of : Niijima Village, Niijima Village Board of Education, Shikinejima island Tourist Office, Niijima Village Chamber of Commerce, Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd., Shichito Credit Union, THE JAPAN-KOREA CULTURAL FOUNDATION, Embassy of Belgium, Ambassade de France au Japon / Institut français du Japon, Japan Taiwan Exchange Association
