The multimedia work You\u27ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompa... more The multimedia work You\u27ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia
ABSTRACT The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, a... more ABSTRACT The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
This article is concerned with two Japanese Australian photographers: Mayu Kanamori and Yasukichi... more This article is concerned with two Japanese Australian photographers: Mayu Kanamori and Yasukichi Murakami. Kanamori has been working as a commercial and editorial photographer and a photographic artist since arriving in Australia at the end of the twentieth century. Nearly one hundred years before then, Yasukichi Murakami began working as a commercial photographer in an inhospitable Australia where Asians were marginalised and discriminated against. Conditions have improved today. However, one aspect of that cultural climate remains: a cultural anxiety about Asians living in Australia (Ang 2003).
Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Jap... more Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanie... more The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth
century, yet the history of Jap... more Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
In Repose is a site-specific collaborative multi-arts project featuring video, sound and performa... more In Repose is a site-specific collaborative multi-arts project featuring video, sound and performance artists, inspired originally by the Japanese Section of Townsville's Belgian Gardens Cemetery, and has extended to Japanese cemeteries around Australia.
Discussion on artist's social responsibilities and ethics, using examples from Mayu Kanamori's th... more Discussion on artist's social responsibilities and ethics, using examples from Mayu Kanamori's theatre work Yasukichi Murakami - Through A Distant Lens. This talk was given at the 5th Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) conference "mobilities" (26-27 Nov 2015) at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne as part of a panel entitled "Creative politics, political creations". Chaired by Owen Leong More info: mobilities conference: https://aai5conference.wordpress.com/ More info: AASRN https://aasrn.wordpress.com/
The multimedia work You\u27ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompa... more The multimedia work You\u27ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia
ABSTRACT The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, a... more ABSTRACT The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
This article is concerned with two Japanese Australian photographers: Mayu Kanamori and Yasukichi... more This article is concerned with two Japanese Australian photographers: Mayu Kanamori and Yasukichi Murakami. Kanamori has been working as a commercial and editorial photographer and a photographic artist since arriving in Australia at the end of the twentieth century. Nearly one hundred years before then, Yasukichi Murakami began working as a commercial photographer in an inhospitable Australia where Asians were marginalised and discriminated against. Conditions have improved today. However, one aspect of that cultural climate remains: a cultural anxiety about Asians living in Australia (Ang 2003).
Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Jap... more Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanie... more The multimedia work You’ve Mistaken Me for a Butterfly was performed by Mayu Kanamori, accompanied by Terumi Narushima on piano, at the University of Wollongong (UOW) in June 2017. The performance was associated with the Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth
century, yet the history of Jap... more Japanese people first settled in Australia in the late nineteenth century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
In Repose is a site-specific collaborative multi-arts project featuring video, sound and performa... more In Repose is a site-specific collaborative multi-arts project featuring video, sound and performance artists, inspired originally by the Japanese Section of Townsville's Belgian Gardens Cemetery, and has extended to Japanese cemeteries around Australia.
Discussion on artist's social responsibilities and ethics, using examples from Mayu Kanamori's th... more Discussion on artist's social responsibilities and ethics, using examples from Mayu Kanamori's theatre work Yasukichi Murakami - Through A Distant Lens. This talk was given at the 5th Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) conference "mobilities" (26-27 Nov 2015) at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne as part of a panel entitled "Creative politics, political creations". Chaired by Owen Leong More info: mobilities conference: https://aai5conference.wordpress.com/ More info: AASRN https://aasrn.wordpress.com/
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Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese
women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near
Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly
unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage
often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively
rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article
examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group
Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of
ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and
individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese
Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and
reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and
the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well
as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
This talk was given at the 5th Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) conference "mobilities" (26-27 Nov 2015) at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne as part of a panel entitled "Creative politics, political creations". Chaired by Owen Leong
More info: mobilities conference: https://aai5conference.wordpress.com/
More info: AASRN
https://aasrn.wordpress.com/
Audio from this lecture can be accessed at:
http://prod.lcs.uwa.edu.au:8080/ess/echo/presentation/2726ea51-75f6-47fe-a569-4e09ec523a1c
Talks by Mayu Kanamori
Association of Australia (convened by Vera Mackie) and the Exhibition Shadow Worlds (curated by Agnieszka Golda at the TAEM Gallery at UOW), where diaspora was a major theme. The performance is part of a larger work by Mayu Kanamori which explores the histories of Japanese
women who migrated to Australia. Here the work is reproduced as a poetic photo-essay. The performance and poem focus on Okin, a Japanese woman who was caught up in a court case in 1898, when two white men were accused of sexually assaulting her. The events took place near
Butterfly, an outback mining town in Western Australia.
century, yet the history of Japanese Australians remains mostly
unknown. In fact, many contemporary people of Japanese heritage
often feel alienated from their own ethnic history, even actively
rejecting any connection to the Japanese diaspora. This article
examines the reasons behind this phenomenon and how the group
Nikkei Australia grew out of a need to explore these issues of
ambivalent identity. Nikkei Australia is group of researchers and
individuals with an interest in rediscovering and retelling Japanese
Australian diasporic stories. Drawing on personal narratives and
reflections, this article charts the inception of Nikkei Australia and
the group’s academic, artistic and cultural activities to date, as well
as the issues and ideas that inform and frame the group’s tasks ahead.
This talk was given at the 5th Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) conference "mobilities" (26-27 Nov 2015) at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne as part of a panel entitled "Creative politics, political creations". Chaired by Owen Leong
More info: mobilities conference: https://aai5conference.wordpress.com/
More info: AASRN
https://aasrn.wordpress.com/
Audio from this lecture can be accessed at:
http://prod.lcs.uwa.edu.au:8080/ess/echo/presentation/2726ea51-75f6-47fe-a569-4e09ec523a1c