Tokyo Midtown

Shinobu Soejima, “Cicada Flows Again” Tokyo Midtown Programs / Street Art Performances “MATSURI”

[Date]: 9/30 (Sat) 18:30 - 10/1 (Sun) 5:00

[Place]: Tokyo Midtown Plaza B1F Metro Avenue

[Participation fee]: Free

Shinobu Seojima, known for her works using everyday items and religious motifs, will create a festival accessory using “cicada wings”. In China and other Asian countries, cicadas are known as creatures that symbolize “rebirth and reincarnation”. Originally, festivals were for worshiping God and our ancestors. The numerous wings, collected from cicada carcasses, are joined together and illuminated form the inside, creating a magical, complex pattern where the wings seem to come to life again.

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Shinobu Soejima

Born in 1993. After spending nine years in Malaysia, Shinobu Soejima enrolled in UCL Slade School of Fine Art. She is currently a senior at the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts. Soejima creates sculpture using everyday items and religious motifs. Her recent exhibitions include “Sculpture Season” (Grant Museum of Zoology, London) in 2013, “Geidai x Expo Exhibition” (Gallery MARUHI, Tokyo) in 2016, and “Street Museum” (Tokyo Midtown) in 2017. She was accepted into the “Rêver 2074” competition exhibition in 2017, jointly organized by Comite Colbert.