ICRJ Public Dinner: Japanese Society, Australian Society
22 November 2011
Public Dinner: Japanese Society, Australian Society
Tuesday 22 November, 6pm
PICA Galleries
FREE
International Conference on Reconstruction Japan (ICRJ) was conceived in response to the simultaneous natural and man-made disasters that devastated northern Japan in March 2011. ICRJ organises a series of conferences, both in Japan and abroad, with experts discussing a wide range of reconstruction ideas and hopes. Unlike the mega reconstruction conferences held for countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti, led mostly by powerful business and politics, ICRJ uses an intimate and small 'dinner' format for each conference hoping to provide a platform for quiet voices. Four 'dinner parties' will be held at PICA during the Alternating Currents exhibition, which will be documented and streamed live through the IRCJ website.
Join the ICRJ Team, Sam Fox (AUS), Keith Pasko (USA), and Sakiko Sugawa (JPN) for their final dinner as they invite the public to share food with them and discuss this project.
Sam Fox is a Perth-based social activist and artistic director of Hydra Poesis. Keith Pasko is a San Francisco-based artist and chef. Sakiko Sugawa is a founding member of hanare and Social Kitchen in Kyoto and is an independent director and organiser of cultural and educational programs. She also conducts media art projects that are connected with social and political issues.
This is a free event and the PICA Bar will be open.
