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I have always been interested in natural phenomena such as fog, wind, light, and shadow, articulating almost invisible forms in my work and praising simple yet deeply rich 'in-between' spaces.
— Yoko Ozawa
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Brunswick Music Festival, Sydney Road Street Party, resident Yoko Ozawa, plus more.
We’re excited about sharing our plans for March with you!
This Friday, 3 March, we are thrilled to welcome ceramist/installation artist Yoko Ozawa to correspondences for her residency project, Yoko Ozawa: Yohaku (blank space).
On Sunday (5 March), we officially launch Yoko's residency and this year's contribution to Brunswick Music Festival (BMF) and Sydney Road Street Party (SRSP).
For BMF, multi-instrumentalist/composer Genevieve Fry and multi-instrumentalist Esala Liyanage of Cold Hands Warm Heart will be presenting In search of blank space, a sonic response to Yoko's practice and ideas, and the sense of place on-site at correspondences, on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country.
For SRSP, our stall will be showcasing the book titles we profile and offer for sale here in our space. We’ll also be talking about our community library on-site. And, from 1-3 pm, we will be inviting audiences to join us in the gallery and courtyard area for deep listening, drawing and a cup of tea/coffee. To find out more about Yoko’s plans and book your place to join our events/activities, including the BMF performance, read on.
We thank BMF and Merri-Bek City Council for partnering with us and helping to make next month’s programming possible.
Warmly
correspondences Studio
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BRUNSWICK| 3.3.23—27.05.23
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Upcoming projects/exhibitionsFrom 3 March until 27 May 2023, resident artist Yoko Ozawa will present her three-month residency project on-site, Yoko Ozawa: Yohaku (blank space). Inspired by a lifelong interest in natural phenomena, including seasonal transitions, fog, breeze, rain, light and shadow, the project examines nature and the body, the interconnectedness of objects and the everyday human experience of spirituality and place.
Featuring eight installations to be staged weekly, culminating in a final exhibit on 5 May, the installations will showcase new ceramic works to explore the relationships between water reflection, plants, vessels, materiality, sound and the body through the Japanese notion of ‘yohaku’ (blank space), Ozawa's central preoccupation. Each week on-site, Yoko will also be working on her calligraphy and haiku practice. Fragments may set her intentions for the next installation or find their way into the work in other ways, paying homage to these venerable traditions that have long fascinated the artist.
Like her innovative ceramics, Yoko aims to experiment with these traditions, searching for new meanings and connections: '… I'm free to create anything, and it is not necessary to follow such an admirable tradition. Yet, I have been searching for where my work fits into culture,' she says.
The first installation will reflect upon fallen leaves, the emotional (re)awakening of the senses we experience as we shift into the autumnal season. It is conceived as a re-contextualisation of an earlier installation,
木枯し Kogarashi – The first cold wind blew (pictured above), presented
at Craft in 2021.
The installation will also connect with Ozawa's exhibition for NGV Melbourne Now, opening on 24 March, which we invite you to explore with us in April's Art Walk planned.
During the residency, we'll also explore several fascinating cross-disciplinary collaborations and complementary programs through on-site audience programming.
The opening event next Sunday, 5 March, Genevieve Fry & Esala Liyanage: In search of blank space / A sonic response to the work of Yoko Ozawa, is presented as part of the 2023 Brunswick Music Festival.
Incorporating installation, harp, synth, recorder and percussion, the performance is born from a shared passion for water reflection and a lifelong interest in natural phenomena.
In April/May, we will be exploring haiku and several exciting works of Japanese literature through a guest writer/speaker amongst other exciting things to be announced soon. Watch this space!
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BRUNSWICK| 3.3.23—27.05.23
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Special events & talks
Genevieve Fry & Esala Liyanage: In search of blank space / A sonic response to the work of Yoko Ozawa
Presented in partnership with Brunswick Music Festival
Sunday, 5 March, 4:00-5:30 PM
correspondences 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC
Together with Yoko, we invite you to join us for the opening of her residency project Yoko Ozawa: Yohaku (blank space) and a very special on-site collaboration and performance in response to her practice and ideas by multi-instrumentalist/composer Genevieve Fry and long-time collaborator percussionist Esala Liyanage of Cold Hands Warm Heart.
Booking essential. Places limited.
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Sydney Road Street Party 2023
correspondences stall - Art, Books & Drawing
Presented in partnership with Brunswick Music Festival
Sunday, 5 March, 12-6:30 PM
correspondences 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC Join us for SRSP 2023! Our stall will be showcasing the book titles we profile and offer for sale here in our space. We’ll also be talking about our library. And, from 1-3 pm, we will be inviting audiences to join us in the gallery and courtyard area for deep listening, drawing and a cup of tea/coffee. To help us manage crowd control in our little space, exhibition entry, drawing participation and coffee/tea stop-ins are ticketed/timed. You can RSVP via the button below. Head to Ticket Tailor via the button below. Find the time you’d like and press ‘Join the guest list’. Or, pop by our stall on Sunday and pick up your ticket.
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Art Walk: April 2023 — Visiting NGV to see Yoko Ozawa & Ali McCann in 'Melbourne Now'
Sunday, 5 March, 4:00-5:30 PM
correspondences 39 Sydney Road Bulleke-bek (Brunswick) VIC Every month, we run an 'Art Walk' and invite our audiences to join us for a visit to see another creative space, art exhibition, or display - inside or outside. Join us at NGV this month to see Melbourne Now. Our focus for the morning visit will be the works of current resident Yoko Ozawa and past resident Ali McCann. RSVP for free via the button below.
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Acknowledgement of CountryWe respectfully acknowledge the Sovereign Custodians of the land and waters upon which we live and work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We extend this respect to all First Peoples.
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