The Japan touring exhibition of the “Paper Sanctuary,” which was held in London, is being hosted at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT). The exhibition reuses paper tubes and fabric partitions originally made for shelters for refugees who fled across Europe immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It showcases poems and photographs of refugees.
Venue: Shiro Arimoto Memorial Alumni Hall, Shibaura Institute of Technology (Toyosu Campus)
Period: September 20 – October 20, 2024, 10:00 am–5:00 pm (Last entry at 4:30 pm)
Previous Touring Exhibitions
London : June 1st -25th, 2023
Hiroshima (SIMOSE) : August 28th – September 3rd, 2023
Kobe (Kobe City Hall) : October 17th- 30th, 2023
Tokyo (Museum Tower Kyobashi) : November 2nd-30th, 2023
Oita (Oita Prefectural Art Museum) : January 13th – February 4th, 2024
Niigata (MUJI Naoetsu) : February 13th – February 29th, 2024
Designer: Shigeru Ban
Curator: Clare Farrow Studio
Poetry, Essay and Translation: Svetlana Lavochkina
Photography: Vincent Haiges
Music: Valentin Silvestrov, Bagatellen und Serenaden, ECM Records
